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Oregon meanwhile remains under a state of emergency due to ice storms that left over 45,000 customers without power.
—Evan Rosen, New York Daily News, 20 Jan. 2024
The fear of some people is the oak will fall victim to an ice storm, as the club’s famous Eisenhower tree did in 2014.
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—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
This nor'easter comes on the heals of an ice storm last week and also a wind storm over the weekend, making the potential damage all the more daunting.
—Tovia Smith, NPR, 3 Apr. 2024
Instead, snow and ice storms canceled more than 300 flights.
—Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1797, in the meaning defined above
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“Ice storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20storm. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
ice storm
noun
: a storm in which falling rain freezes as it lands
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