ice storm

noun

: a storm in which falling rain freezes on contact

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For reference, Louisville's 2018 ice storm — which triggered a personnel response of similar scale — brought costs of nearly $12 million for LG&E and KU. Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025 Some of the worst weather Thursday was rolling through the Appalachians of Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia and Virginia, where an ice storm warning remained in effect until noon. John Bacon, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025 Those gaps could have helped during the March ice storm, as well as last week, when dangerous thunderstorms and tornadoes hit Wisconsin, meteorologists say. Dave Malkoff, CBS News, 23 May 2025 The family of a North Texas woman killed in the 133-car pileup during the February 2021 ice storm has settled with the company that operates the toll lanes. Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ice storm

Word History

First Known Use

1797, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ice storm was in 1797

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“Ice storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20storm. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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ice storm

noun
: a storm in which falling rain freezes as it lands

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