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Recent Examples of ice storm
Those outages were the result of power lines being downed by the snow and ice storm that hit the region mid-week.
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David Blackmon, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The National Weather Service has placed North Florida under a winter storm warning, with some predicting the Gulf’s biggest snow and ice storm in more than 100 years.
—NBC News, 22 Jan. 2025
Thousands of people have been urged to avoid all travel as a powerful ice storm sweeps across the U.S., with the National Weather Service (NWS) issuing weather warnings from Saturday through Sunday.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
The incoming snow and cold pile onto last week's brutal weather, which saw power outages from a snow and ice storm, extreme winds and heavy rainfall.
Driving the news: The imminent 24-hour event prompted Gov. Youngkin on Tuesday afternoon to warn residents to stay home.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
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David Blackmon, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The National Weather Service has placed North Florida under a winter storm warning, with some predicting the Gulf’s biggest snow and ice storm in more than 100 years.
—NBC News, 22 Jan. 2025
Thousands of people have been urged to avoid all travel as a powerful ice storm sweeps across the U.S., with the National Weather Service (NWS) issuing weather warnings from Saturday through Sunday.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
The incoming snow and cold pile onto last week's brutal weather, which saw power outages from a snow and ice storm, extreme winds and heavy rainfall.
Driving the news: The imminent 24-hour event prompted Gov. Youngkin on Tuesday afternoon to warn residents to stay home.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ice storm
Noun
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Mark Hamill Thorn, the apex predatory of the forest, ends up becoming a protector after Roz rescues him during a terrible snowstorm.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
29 May 2025
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By the time she was rescued on Wednesday (May 14), local authorities noted that Slaton had endured 13 snowstorms, climbed to altitudes of 11,000 feet, and lost 10 pounds.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
21 May 2025
Noun
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Karen Read's lucky charm may be a plow driver who saw nothing during multiple passes by the address where she is accused of leaving her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe, to die on the ground in a blizzard in January 2022.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
5 June 2025
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The offensive blizzard put Florida ahead 3-2, and Carter Verhaeghe scored the game-winner late in the third period for the Panthers in their 5-3, Eastern Conference clinching effort in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Wednesday.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
29 May 2025
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Looking to make the most of the warm weather? Adding a pool to your backyard is an easy way to turn up the fun and beat the heat all without ever leaving your home.—
Toni Sutton,
People.com,
13 June 2025
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Poor to moderate overnight recovery is expected, with similar weather continuing into Thursday.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2025
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These tempests created unpredictable conditions on the peak, confounded meteorologists, and stymied elite climbers hoping to set speed records.—
Ben Ayers,
Outside Online,
4 June 2025
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Into this local tempest rode Richard Spencer on his own high white horse.—
Deborah Baker
June 3,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2025
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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.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2025
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 June 2025
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“Ice storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ice%20storm. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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