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Recent Examples of ice storm
What To Know An ice storm warning has been issued for parts of Michigan and Wisconsin, with freezing rain, snow, and sleet expected to create treacherous road conditions, cause widespread power outages, and snap tree limbs.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
If a hurricane, flood, ice storm or wildfire can take your business offline for a day, week, month or longer, weather resilience needs to be front and center in any productive business continuity plan.
—Renny Vandewege, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Between the lines: As with any major weather event since the 2021 ice storm, Texans are collectively holding their breath over the status of the state's power grid.
—Nicole Cobler, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
In 1976, according to legend, two workers saw the Nain climbing up a utility pole shortly before a horrible ice storm.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
If a hurricane, flood, ice storm or wildfire can take your business offline for a day, week, month or longer, weather resilience needs to be front and center in any productive business continuity plan.
—Renny Vandewege, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Between the lines: As with any major weather event since the 2021 ice storm, Texans are collectively holding their breath over the status of the state's power grid.
—Nicole Cobler, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
In 1976, according to legend, two workers saw the Nain climbing up a utility pole shortly before a horrible ice storm.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ice storm
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Read intentionally ran over O'Keefe after a drunken argument and left him to die during a snowstorm.—
Michael Ruiz , Alexis McAdams,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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The attack occurs during a blustery snowstorm that hampers visibility in the horde’s daytime assault, and most of the scenes required a VFX touch.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2025
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Prosecutors allege, following a night of drinking in Canton, that Read struck O'Keefe with her Lexus SUV outside of a get-together at another officer's home and left him to die in a blizzard in January 2022.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2025
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Read is accused of backing her Lexus SUV into her boyfriend, John O'Keefe, a Boston police officer, causing a head injury and leaving him to die on the ground in a blizzard on Jan. 29, 2022.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Forecasters said the combination of drought stress and windy weather significantly heightens the risk of new outbreaks in parts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, PennLive reported.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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The federal agency’s weather prediction and air and ocean monitoring impact nearly every industry and provide critical severe weather tracking, including through the National Weather Service.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2025
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Their trading desks bustle as clients navigate the next tariff tempest.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Anti-Diversity Policies: The U.S. State Department is seeking to quell a diplomatic tempest roiling Europe after several American Embassies sent letters to foreign contractors instructing them to certify their compliance with Trump’s policies aimed at unraveling diversity programs.—
Victoria Kim,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Small amounts of antimatter are also produced by lightning during a thunderstorm but they are almost instantly annihilated by matter, Vaudo notes.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Here are suggestions for staying safe during a thunderstorm: To lower the risk of lightning strikes, when going outdoors, develop a plan to reach a safer spot.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Ice storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ice%20storm. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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