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Recent Examples of hailstorm
Extreme hailstorms can lead to loss of visibility, unreliable air data or engine failure, and the best way to avoid them is to rely on weather radars.
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Jenny Gross, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Most hailstorms contain a variety of hailstone sizes, but only the largest ones pose a significant threat to people caught outside.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 16 May 2025
While wildfires grab attention, hail is even more destructive in Colorado, causing homeowner insurance rates to increase when hailstorms destroy roofs.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 7 May 2025
When a sudden hailstorm rolled through Oklahoma recently, one lucky pup thought all her dreams had come true—and over 1.7 million people have shared in her joy.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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Jenny Gross, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Most hailstorms contain a variety of hailstone sizes, but only the largest ones pose a significant threat to people caught outside.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 16 May 2025
While wildfires grab attention, hail is even more destructive in Colorado, causing homeowner insurance rates to increase when hailstorms destroy roofs.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 7 May 2025
When a sudden hailstorm rolled through Oklahoma recently, one lucky pup thought all her dreams had come true—and over 1.7 million people have shared in her joy.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hailstorm
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This summer also has been notable for its lack of monsoonal moisture — weather that can cause uncomfortably high humidity and trigger thunderstorms in the local mountains.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2025
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What To Know The NHC said on Monday a low-pressure system positioned off the northern Florida Atlantic coast was generating disorganized showers and thunderstorms over parts of Florida, the northwestern Bahamas, and nearby Atlantic waters.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
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The database will have information on how the likelihood and severity of 100-year rainfall events, as well as even rarer events – such as 1,000-year rainstorms, will shift depending on how much the planet warms during the next several decades.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
18 July 2025
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Don’t let a sudden rainstorm stand in the way of your outdoor entertaining.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
17 July 2025
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In just the past few months, FEMA has denied federal assistance for devastating floods in West Virginia and a destructive windstorm in Washington.—
Jeremy Lindenfeld,
ProPublica,
9 July 2025
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In January 2008, for example, a powerful windstorm generated waves over 30 feet tall and gusts near 100 mph, according to weather service.—
Bethany Wales,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2025
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Wildwood offers all the things that Floridians love, including good weather, golf, fishing, lakeside living, excellent dining, charming shops, and activities for the whole family.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
15 July 2025
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For more than a decade, he's been covering breaking news and weather, daily topics, stories from the Native community and more in Minnesota.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
15 July 2025
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But none of that potential bad news, or a spring cloudburst, could dampen the recent celebration of the park’s 50th birthday held at a Minneapolis brewery by the Voyageurs Conservancy – which was founded a decade before the park opened, and works to connect more people to Voyageurs.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
7 June 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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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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Colorado homeowners face the growing threat of wildfires, hailstorms, wind and snowstorms.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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Hundreds of vehicles were stranded in high snow on Lake Shore Drive during the record snowstorm.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
7 July 2025
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Herr developed a deep passion for mountain climbing in his early teens, lost the lower halves of both legs to frostbite after being caught in a blizzard, resumed climbing, and subsequently led pioneering research in prosthetics.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
15 July 2025
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So the troupe heads out into the blizzard: Masha following David, Martin following Masha, Helena following Martin.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
2 July 2025
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“Hailstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hailstorm. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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