: a storm in which falling rain freezes on contact
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Last year, the council identified tornadoes, epidemics, ice storms, information systems failures and communications failures as the area's biggest emergency threats.—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026 In a region where weather swings from paralyzing ice storms to scorching summers, these elements carry weight.—Mary Grace Granados
special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026 The Euro model, which has been more accurate in handling these shortwave troughs over the next week, has a major ice storm occurring as the rain arrives.—Ron Smiley, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026 The Mavericks already had a game rescheduled earlier this season because of an ice storm and faces a crowded calendar moving forward, including a March 31 trip to Milwaukee.—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ice storm