ice storm

noun

: a storm in which falling rain freezes on contact

Examples of ice storm in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Rick Schwartz pointed to previous outages that have already affected zoo operations, including a multi-day power loss during this year’s February ice storm, saying additional demand on the grid could complicate care for the animals. — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

Scholarly studies have consistently shown that everyone in a community is exposed and affected by tornadoes, ice storms, heatwaves, floods, and hurricanes. — Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Earlier this year, the Nashville area experienced severe ice storms that caused Cheekwood to lose a lot of trees. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026

But similar bills under such circumstances in previous years have cleared that process, such as what was done in response to a March 2025 ice storm. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 15 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1797, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ice storm

• chloroform
• coliform
• cribriform
• cruciform
• filiform
• fusiform
• isoform
• microform
• multiform
• outperform
• piriform
• plexiform

Kids Definition

ice storm

noun

: a storm in which falling rain freezes as it lands