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Recent Examples of hailstorm
The summer and fall months are a busy time of year for severe weather in the U.S., from heat waves and hurricanes to heavy downpours and hailstorms.
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Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 19 May 2025
Other parts of the world that have damaging hailstorms include China, Russia, India and northern Italy.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 23 June 2010
And voters have responded to that with a hailstorm of small-dollar contributions that are pouring in from across the country.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025
Although the cause of the crash is unknown at this time, reports circulated of severe hailstorms in Fremont in the 24 hours prior.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 19 May 2025
Other parts of the world that have damaging hailstorms include China, Russia, India and northern Italy.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 23 June 2010
And voters have responded to that with a hailstorm of small-dollar contributions that are pouring in from across the country.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025
Although the cause of the crash is unknown at this time, reports circulated of severe hailstorms in Fremont in the 24 hours prior.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hailstorm
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The longest weather delay came on Friday, when Benfica’s 6-0 win over Auckland City was marred by a two-hour weather delay due to thunderstorms in Orlando, again.—
Melanie Anzidei,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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How to act during strong winds Take shelter: Immediately go inside a sturdy building during a high wind warning or severe thunderstorm warning and move to an interior room or basement.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
22 June 2025
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Nor did a torrential rainstorm kill any of the fun.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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The Sacramento Police Department used the ordinance in January 2019 to order homeless people to move from City Hall’s overhangs during a severe rainstorm, according to previous Bee reporting.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2025
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On one trip, Dunn and his now-spouse were backpacking in Utah’s Canyonlands when a windstorm swept in out of nowhere.—
Corey Buhay,
Outside Online,
2 Apr. 2025
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During the same period, the FAIR Plan received more than 500 claims that were not related to the Los Angeles County wildfires, including windstorm and other fire claims.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025
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High-latitude communications infrastructure, although limited, is vital for tracking vessels, monitoring weather, and integrating surveillance systems.—
Michael Albertus,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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The agency said the northern lights are best seen between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time, and if in the right area with optimal weather conditions, the aurora borealis could be visible even with lower geomagnetic activity, including a Kp index of three or four.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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But none of that potential bad news, or a spring cloudburst, could dampen the recent celebration of the park’s 50th birthday held at a Minneapolis brewery by the Voyageurs Conservancy – which was founded a decade before the park opened, and works to connect more people to Voyageurs.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2025
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The Yankees scored twice before the cloudburst to stake a 4-2 lead.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
25 May 2025
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In a sudden forecast turnabout, metro Detroit went from April thundershowers and tornado warnings one day to a warm, sunny day the next, with temperatures in the upcoming week expected to reach the 70s.—
Frank Witsil,
Detroit Free Press,
6 Apr. 2023
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Not your generic, garden-variety thundershower.—
Paul Douglas,
Star Tribune,
29 Apr. 2021
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The prosecution argued that Read intentionally or recklessly struck O’Keefe with her SUV and left him for dead outside in a snowstorm and then tried to cover it up.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2025
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That evening, Read and O’Keefe went out with friends to two bars in Canton – a suburb about 20 miles south of Boston – ahead of a historic snowstorm.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
18 June 2025
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Read, 45, is accused of slamming her 2021 Lexus SUV into O'Keefe and leaving him to die on the ground in a blizzard on Jan. 29, 2022.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2025
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Since then, he's posted a blizzard of attacks on Trump via social media and The White House responded to an ABC News request for comment late Monday afternoon.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
9 June 2025
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“Hailstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hailstorm. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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