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Recent Examples of ice storm
The Mavericks already had a game rescheduled earlier this season because of an ice storm and faces a crowded calendar moving forward, including a March 31 trip to Milwaukee.
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
As unpredictable climate events like the recent ice storm become more frequent, this certainly won’t be the last time that venues and musicians will have to consider such issues.
—Margaret Littman, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2026
The first was late January’s destructive snow and ice storm that tracked across the South and then up along the East Coast.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
The state has seen an ice storm, a snow storm and freezing temperatures in the first month, and though forecasts show warming temperatures ahead, the damage to your power bill may already be done.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
As unpredictable climate events like the recent ice storm become more frequent, this certainly won’t be the last time that venues and musicians will have to consider such issues.
—Margaret Littman, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2026
The first was late January’s destructive snow and ice storm that tracked across the South and then up along the East Coast.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
The state has seen an ice storm, a snow storm and freezing temperatures in the first month, and though forecasts show warming temperatures ahead, the damage to your power bill may already be done.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ice storm
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McKenna was reported missing on March 15 in Sioux Falls, while a significant early spring snowstorm brought in anywhere from 2 to 5 inches of snow, strong winds and icy roads across the eastern part of the state.—
Angela George,
Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
26 Mar. 2026
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DeKalb schools did not treat this weather with the same gravity as some other districts or like snowstorms.—
Doug Turnbull,
AJC.com,
22 Mar. 2026
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As the investigation into 14-year-old McKenna Wendel’s death continues, law enforcement confirmed this week that the blizzard-like conditions March 14-15 has not affected the case.—
Angela George,
Sioux Falls Argus Leader,
26 Mar. 2026
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This was more like a February blizzard.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Overall, across the West, unsettled weather is expected early in the month, NOAA's Weather Prediction Center (WPC) said.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Three people were killed when a tour helicopter broke apart near Honolulu in April 2019, and that December seven people died - including three children - when one crashed in turbulent weather near the famed Na Pali Coast.—
JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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For now, Buttigieg has chosen to wait out the tempests in Traverse City, the hometown of his husband, Chasten, a former schoolteacher.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
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What started as a joyous snowball fight Monday in New York City morphed into a political tempest after residents began pelting police officers with snow and ice.—
Tim Craig,
Washington Post,
24 Feb. 2026
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Several rain and thunderstorm chances are expected.—
Ray Petelin,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Just as the weather was starting to warm up, a cold front is expected to pass through northern Illinois and northwest Indiana this afternoon creating conditions for a severe thunderstorm category three out of five, the National Weather Service said.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Ice storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ice%20storm. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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