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hailstorm

noun

Definition of hailstorm

as in thunderstorm

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Recent Examples of hailstorm Weather damage If severe weather, such as a hailstorm or flood, damages your car, your warranty likely won’t cover any repairs (but as with accident damage, your auto insurance may cover this). — Kate Tully Ellsworth, USA Today, 18 May 2026 Between the expansive clay soil, the hailstorms that roll across North Texas every spring and the relentless summer heat, local houses face a unique set of stresses. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026 In Wisconsin, for example, Nicole Maziasz filed a claim to repair her roof after a 2023 hailstorm. — Michael Copley, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026 Looking over 6,000 acres of prairie, the 45,000-square-foot visitor center would undergo a $7 million renovation after sustaining severe damage from a hailstorm in 2024. — Kate Kealey, Des Moines Register, 31 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hailstorm

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Noun

Tornadoes happen when warm, moist air meets cooler, dryer air and forms a strong thunderstorm.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026
But no reasonable parent mistakes that for true readiness to handle rush-hour traffic in a thunderstorm.

— David Etue, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of thunderstorm

Noun

In Ohio, winds were so strong that an Ohio Department of Transportation traffic camera captured a car being lifted and tossed upside down on Interstate 71 in Columbus during a torrential rainstorm on Tuesday morning.

— Michelle Simmons, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Officials noted that the rainstorm could help dampen the spread of the fire but also brings strong winds that could further elevate fire risk.

— Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of rainstorm

Noun

However, premiums across much of South Florida remain materially higher than national averages, particularly for properties requiring windstorm and flood coverage.

— Malana VanTyker, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
All the framing members were stacked on top of one another, and the carpenter had even installed metal connectors to ensure the roof rafters would not get pulled up and off the walls in a windstorm.

— Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of windstorm

Noun

The 70-room Hotel Keflavík in Iceland's Reykjanesbaer municipality was fully booked with guests hoping to see around one minute and 45 seconds of totality — weather permitting.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Ash would spread much farther across the United States, although its depth would vary with wind and weather.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of weather

Noun

Irene doesn’t let a raging snowstorm stop her from bringing the duchess her new gown.

— Liz Rosenberg, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026
However, a strong snowstorm dumped up to two feet of snow and battered the nest with strong wind and only two of the chicks (Sunny and Gizmo) survived.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of snowstorm

Noun

Nine of the 22 this year have been for heat, and February’s historic blizzard was the reason for another five.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 12 Aug. 2026
As blizzard conditions increasingly worsened, the search and rescue team laid the bodies together and covered them with a tarp, marking the spot with GPS coordinates and long poles used to probe for people buried under avalanches.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of blizzard

Noun

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
Low pressure at both the upper level of the atmosphere and near the surface keep the chance of occasional showers (maybe a thundershower) and cooler temperatures around through Tuesday.

— Molly Robey, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2022

Definition of thundershower

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