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Recent Examples of hailstorm
This is why severe hailstorms are more likely to happen in the spring or summer, when there’s extra energy in the air.
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Chris Baraniuk, Wired News, 10 Dec. 2025
Shoppers have worn them while hiking, skiing, and even fishing during a hailstorm.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2025
John Mateer has successfully steered the Sooners through a hailstorm of talented opposition to put his side on the brink of a first CFP berth since December 2019.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
The director’s handling of mystical visions that haunt Ray is less than seamless, but his embrace of elemental forces is effective, particularly a hailstorm of near-biblical proportions that proves cathartic.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
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Chris Baraniuk, Wired News, 10 Dec. 2025
Shoppers have worn them while hiking, skiing, and even fishing during a hailstorm.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 30 Nov. 2025
John Mateer has successfully steered the Sooners through a hailstorm of talented opposition to put his side on the brink of a first CFP berth since December 2019.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
The director’s handling of mystical visions that haunt Ray is less than seamless, but his embrace of elemental forces is effective, particularly a hailstorm of near-biblical proportions that proves cathartic.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hailstorm
Noun
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Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Apr. 2026
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The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The city of Leawood is looking to repair pipes and stormwater systems in an area that’s been plagued with flooding and water drainage issues during heavy rainstorms.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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After a rainstorm showered Boise overnight, more rain is on the way.—
Hali Smith,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Despite a cold, weeknight windstorm, Cody residents turned out in force for Protect Wyoming’s first public event this week.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
3 Apr. 2026
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The home must have windstorm insurance and, if in a flood zone, flood insurance as well.—
ALEX ROZIER,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Phillies clobbered Colorado 10-1 on a windy Friday afternoon in LoDo that featured the return of wintry weather and a reminder of the challenge facing an organization that lost 119 games last season.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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The list of March's weather woes was long in 2026.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The storm, which hit the New York area in October, 2012, unlocked billions of dollars in resilience spending, with hurricanes, rather than heat waves or cloudbursts, as the focus.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The whole experience tasted of the sea and the end of summer, punctuated by soft little cloudbursts on the palate.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And Now, Back to You features two rival meterologists named Jackson Clark and Delilah Stewart who, after many disastrous run-ins, become friends and are forced to cover a snowstorm together in a twist on the film When Harry Met Sally.—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
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Looking back at the weather in the month of March, a lot of people think about our snowstorm, but temperatures were actually above average in the Twin Cities.—
Lisa Meadows,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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February marked a brutal month across the country, with blizzards and blackouts.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Kimmel was suspended by ABC for about a week last September before a blizzard of objections from viewers helped lead to his reinstatement.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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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Speaking under dark clouds minutes after a thundershower drenched onlookers, Ms. Truss leaned on the weather as a metaphor for the economic challenges facing Britain.—
Stephen Castle,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2022
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“Hailstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hailstorm. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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