Definition of ice storm
: a storm in which falling rain freezes on contact
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Four years ago, an ice storm did what Ike couldn’t and brought down the tree.
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Ice glistened on trees for days in the prolonged cold that followed numerous ice storms.
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Mulaney: John Mulaney, whose gig in January was canceled due to an ice storm in New York, is scheduled to perform at Playhouse Square's Connor Palace at 7 and 10 p.m. Friday.
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The flight was among the many canceled or delayed during Tuesday’s ice storm, including Delta, Southwest, American and United flights.
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Up to two inches of snow is possible from Little Rock to Nashville, which is only now emerging from an ice storm that sent travelers spinning.
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The snowplows, the ice storms, the cold, cold unforgiving winter.
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The problem was rooted in an ice storm, which prompted dozens of flight cancellations and delays, wreaking havoc on travelers trying to depart from Kansas City International Airport.
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Further north, an ice storm warning was issued for this afternoon and evening for an area extending from Portage to Fond du Lac.
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: a storm in which falling rain freezes as it lands
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