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These warnings include blizzard, ice storm, high wind and even snow squall warnings.
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Victoria Albert, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2023
In 2007, JetBlue Airways Corp. cut 1,102 flights over six days — almost a third of its schedule — after a Valentine’s Day ice storm.
—Time, 27 Dec. 2022
In February Portland’s light rail systems shut down amidst the city’s worst ice storm, which coated overhead cables with more ice.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 June 2021
And way up north Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas and Iron counties are under an ice storm watch which kicks in this evening.
—Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2023
Many counties were under blizzard or ice storm warnings.
—CBS News, 1 Apr. 2023
Across the Northern Hemisphere, many normally frigid spots experienced dry and warmer-than-usual conditions, while others were plagued with heavy snow and damaging ice storms.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 2 Mar. 2023
The vast majority of the outages are in Michigan, where more than 732,000 customers are waking up without power amid an ice storm.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2023
With a projected snow and ice storm bearing down on Central Indiana, the Indiana Department of Health on Tuesday announced that many of its mobile COVID-19 testing and vaccination clinics will be closed Thursday.
—Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Feb. 2022
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Victoria Albert, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2023
In 2007, JetBlue Airways Corp. cut 1,102 flights over six days — almost a third of its schedule — after a Valentine’s Day ice storm.
—Time, 27 Dec. 2022
In February Portland’s light rail systems shut down amidst the city’s worst ice storm, which coated overhead cables with more ice.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 June 2021
And way up north Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas and Iron counties are under an ice storm watch which kicks in this evening.
—Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2023
Many counties were under blizzard or ice storm warnings.
—CBS News, 1 Apr. 2023
Across the Northern Hemisphere, many normally frigid spots experienced dry and warmer-than-usual conditions, while others were plagued with heavy snow and damaging ice storms.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 2 Mar. 2023
The vast majority of the outages are in Michigan, where more than 732,000 customers are waking up without power amid an ice storm.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2023
With a projected snow and ice storm bearing down on Central Indiana, the Indiana Department of Health on Tuesday announced that many of its mobile COVID-19 testing and vaccination clinics will be closed Thursday.
—Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Feb. 2022
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First Known Use
1797, in the meaning defined above
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“Ice storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20storm. Accessed 7 Jun. 2023.
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ice storm
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: a storm in which falling rain freezes as it lands
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