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Recent Examples of hailstorm
For instance, in North Texas, homeowners have seen steep increases in home-insurance premiums due to the rising costs associated with natural disasters like hailstorms.
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Jim Foerster, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
In Texas, where seven-inch hailstorms fell in 2024, roofs take a beating that can cut their lifespan in half.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
So far, there have been no reports of serious damage from the hailstorm.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Maria Review: Angelina Jolie Is Terrific (If Less Than Note-Perfect) as Tragic Diva Maria Callas
Romy, of course, is risking a hailstorm — think really large stones, or smallish boulders — that could destroy her career and alienate her colleagues and her husband (Antonio Banderas).
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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Jim Foerster, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
In Texas, where seven-inch hailstorms fell in 2024, roofs take a beating that can cut their lifespan in half.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
So far, there have been no reports of serious damage from the hailstorm.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Maria Review: Angelina Jolie Is Terrific (If Less Than Note-Perfect) as Tragic Diva Maria Callas
Romy, of course, is risking a hailstorm — think really large stones, or smallish boulders — that could destroy her career and alienate her colleagues and her husband (Antonio Banderas).
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hailstorm
Noun
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How to act during strong winds Take shelter: Immediately go inside a sturdy building during a high wind warning or severe thunderstorm warning and move to an interior room or basement.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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What To Know Though widespread severe thunderstorms are not forecast for Wednesday, the National Weather Service (NWS) warns that isolated thunderstorms may still form across the northern and central Plains, Midwest, Ohio Valley and eastern Florida.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The United States and other parts of the world have seen an increase in the frequency of extreme rainstorms as the world warms.—
Patrick J. Lyons,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Zoom in: Pittsburgh rainstorm intensity is outpacing the national average, increasing by 27.9%.—
Ryan Deto,
Axios,
7 Apr. 2025
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Meteorologists are urging millions of residents across at least 11 states to remain indoors and avoid windows as powerful windstorms, dust advisories, and wildfire risks sweep across large portions of the central and western United States.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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Applicants are eligible if: They were financially impacted by the Los Angeles-area fires and windstorm that took place starting Jan. 7.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2025
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However, Naylor said weather conditions that day likely brought an abundance of small fish closer to shore.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2025
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There were no known weather conditions that might have caused the crash.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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And with rising temperatures come rising risks: stronger hurricanes in the Atlantic, more severe cloudbursts in storms across North America, increasing drought in the Great Plains, larger wildfires in the West.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2024
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And with the climate’s rising temperature comes rising risks: stronger hurricanes in the Atlantic, more severe cloudbursts in storms across the continent, increasing drought on the Great Plains, larger wildfires in the West.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2024
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In a sudden forecast turnabout, metro Detroit went from April thundershowers and tornado warnings one day to a warm, sunny day the next, with temperatures in the upcoming week expected to reach the 70s.—
Frank Witsil,
Detroit Free Press,
6 Apr. 2023
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Not your generic, garden-variety thundershower.—
Paul Douglas,
Star Tribune,
29 Apr. 2021
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September, October and November at Grand Teton see a mix of sunny days and cold nights, with rain and occasional snowstorms.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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Read, 45, is accused of striking O’Keefe, her boyfriend of two years and a 16-year Boston Police officer, with her car and leaving him to die in a major snowstorm on the front lawn of 34 Fairview Rd., in Canton.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
21 Mar. 2025
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Prosecutors allege Read hit him with her Lexus SUV and left him for dead in a blizzard.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Through 53 miles of relentless blizzard, Balto pressed on — plowing through snow drifts, skating over frozen rivers, pushing against unforgiving winds.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Hailstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hailstorm. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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