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Definition of ice storm

: a storm in which falling rain freezes on contact

Examples of ice storm in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Then Sundt takes me to a basketball game, despite a powerful ice storm that has closed down much of Indiana. — Kenneth E. Hartman, Harper's magazine, "Life after Life," 16 Sep. 2019 Much of Michigan is expected to be hit by a snow and ice storm this weekend. — Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, "Senator calls for shutdown of Line 5 oil pipeline due to damage," 13 Apr. 2018 After a recent ice storm, David’s children got to enjoy a day off when school was cancelled due to dangerous conditions. — Rebecca Shafter, Houston Chronicle, "Pearland Little League reflects after 48th season gets underway," 5 Mar. 2018 But an ice storm and winter advisory led to the cancellation of school on Tuesday. — Katy Bergen, kansascity, "Police presence planned at Lawrence high school after Snapchat threat to harm students," 20 Feb. 2018 Freezing rain could lead to an ice storm around the northern Great Lakes, along with northern New York state and northern New England as well as southern Ontario. — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, "Blizzards, tornadoes, fires: Wild storm to deliver all sorts of extreme weather across nation this weekend," 13 Apr. 2018 Two hours into the start of classes Tuesday, University of Missouri-Kansas City announced the campus was shutting down due to an ice storm that moved into the metro area early that morning. — Mará Rose Williams And Katy Bergen, kansascity, "Students express frustration when UMKC cancels school after classes begin," 20 Feb. 2018 The ice storms that wreaked havoc on Texas, Kansas, and Oklahoma caused hundreds of accidents. — Herrine Ro, Country Living, "This Picture of a Melting Speed Limit Sign Is Going Viral After Southwest Ice Storms," 30 Nov. 2015 Much of the cause was Michigan's increasingly high winds, sometimes accompanied by ice storms. — Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, "History of power outages riles metro Detroiters, DTE promises fixes," 28 June 2018

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First Known Use of ice storm

1797, in the meaning defined above

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ice storm

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English Language Learners Definition of ice storm

: a storm in which falling rain freezes as it lands

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