hailstorm

noun

hail·storm | \ ˈhāl-ˌstȯrm

Definition of hailstorm

: a storm accompanied by hail

Examples of hailstorm in a Sentence

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At the end of the month, a freak storm buried Guadalajara, Mexico, in hail, and on Thursday morning news outlets reported that freak hailstorms in Greece killed seven people. — Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, "The Case for Declaring a National Climate Emergency," 11 July 2019 Residents of the Mexican city of Guadalajara woke up to a massive hailstorm Sunday that covered several neighborhoods in a layer of ice up to five feet thick in some areas. — Julia Webster, Time, "Guadalajara Covered in Feet of Ice After 'Never-Before-Seen' Hailstorm," 1 July 2019 Residents of Guadalajara, Mexico, woke up to an unusual surprise over the weekend, after an intense hailstorm left the city streets buried in snow. — Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, "'Freakish' Summer Hailstorm Buries Streets of Guadalajara in Up to 6 Feet of Ice," 1 July 2019 In 2016, a tornado and accompanying hailstorm killed 98 people in eastern Jiangsu province. — Washington Post, "Tornado in northeast China kills 6 people, injures 190," 4 July 2019 Situated some 5,000 feet above sea level, the city is no stranger to summer hailstorms. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, "A Summer Hailstorm Buried the Mexican City of Guadalajara Under Ice," 2 July 2019 But hailstorms do pose a serious risk to life and property, Marsh said. — NBC News, "What explains the freak hailstorm in Mexico? Here's what scientists say," 2 July 2019 Plants can bounce back quickly after a hailstorm with a little extra TLC. — Jodi Torpey, The Denver Post, "How to prevent hail damage to gardens in Colorado," 11 June 2019 Witness the hailstorm that briefly interrupted the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February, or the heavy fog blanketing the final round of the 2010 U.S. Open. — Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com, "U.S. Open week kicks off with unusually warm weather at Pebble Beach," 10 June 2019

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