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Recent Examples of hailstorm
Although the cause of the crash is unknown at this time, reports circulated of severe hailstorms in Fremont in the 24 hours prior.
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
On a Monday afternoon last spring, a highly localized hailstorm with golf-ball sized ice chunks struck Will’s farm.
—U.s. Rep. Rosa Delauro, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2025
That’s right, despite being caught in what one can only describe as a hailstorm of bullets, not a single human was fatally wounded.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 7 Jan. 2025
So far, there have been no reports of serious damage from the hailstorm.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
On a Monday afternoon last spring, a highly localized hailstorm with golf-ball sized ice chunks struck Will’s farm.
—U.s. Rep. Rosa Delauro, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2025
That’s right, despite being caught in what one can only describe as a hailstorm of bullets, not a single human was fatally wounded.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 7 Jan. 2025
So far, there have been no reports of serious damage from the hailstorm.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hailstorm
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Severe thunderstorm warnings and flash flood advisories were active across much of southern Texas on Wednesday, including the cities of San Antonio and Corpus Christi.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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There is a chance for late afternoon showers and thunderstorms, the weather service said.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2025
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In summary, northwestern Sardinia is a variable but fertile landscape raked by rainstorms and windstorms.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Scientists were able to figure out when the boulder had been deposited by dating the layers of secondary limestone that had formed on its sides during rainstorms.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 May 2025
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This 30-foot sign from the '50s collapsed during a windstorm in 2014 and was donated to the Mesa Preservation Foundation in 2019.—
Jessica Boehm,
Axios,
21 May 2025
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Eight tornadoes were reported in north-central Illinois, and additional straight-line windstorm damage was reported near Chicago and Indianapolis.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC News,
20 Mar. 2025
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Health officials warn that these alerts may extend into the following week if weather conditions persist.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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But over the second week of the tournament, expect weather apps to be frantically refreshed in the Boulogne-Billancourt area.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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The Yankees scored twice before the cloudburst to stake a 4-2 lead.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
25 May 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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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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Manchester United’s links to San Mames go back to a European Cup quarter-final first leg in January 1957, when Athletic won 5-3 amid a terrific snowstorm.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Now that would be quite a scene and a cause to ask Mother Nature very kindly for an early January snowstorm.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
12 May 2025
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Karen Read's lucky charm may be a plow driver who saw nothing during multiple passes by the address where she is accused of leaving her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe, to die on the ground in a blizzard in January 2022.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
5 June 2025
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The offensive blizzard put Florida ahead 3-2, and Carter Verhaeghe scored the game-winner late in the third period for the Panthers in their 5-3, Eastern Conference clinching effort in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Wednesday.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
29 May 2025
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“Hailstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hailstorm. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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