How to Use ice storm in a Sentence

ice storm

noun
  • The ice storm in Texas left some parts of the states in the dark for over a week.
    Paul A. Eisenstein, NBC News, 18 May 2021
  • The great ice storm of 2009 bent the tree almost to the ground, the benefactor said.
    Lisa Thompson, Arkansas Online, 25 Dec. 2021
  • The most damaging side of this storm could be the ice storm.
    NBC News, 23 Feb. 2022
  • The area was highly disturbed during the ice storm of 2021.
    oregonlive, 15 May 2022
  • At the time it was called 'The worst ice storm in Duluth's history'.
    Star Tribune, 3 Mar. 2021
  • The roof in her bathroom had caved in from an ice storm, and a trash bag covered the opening.
    Haeven Gibbons, Dallas News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Some lined up at area stores to stock up on basics before the ice storm hits.
    oregonlive, 21 Dec. 2022
  • An ice storm warning is in place for parts of the coastal Carolinas.
    Janice Dean, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2022
  • The next day, a brutal snow and ice storm would knock out power for nearly 48 hours.
    USA Today, 7 Mar. 2021
  • The biggest impact will be in the South, where a crippling ice storm is likely.
    Jennifer Gray, CNN, 1 Feb. 2022
  • Next came an ice storm that hit Austin in February 2021.
    Josh Gabert-Doyon, The New Republic, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Is this because the cell structure of their limbs may have been damaged during the ice storm?
    oregonlive, 30 May 2021
  • An ice storm had left the roads in Memphis treacherous.
    Rick Rojas, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The tree was damaged by the February ice storm and one of the four main branching sections split off.
    oregonlive, 9 May 2021
  • In the winter, an ice storm collapsed patio rooftops throughout the city.
    oregonlive, 14 July 2021
  • Grocery store shelves had already been picked bare thanks to the ice storm, and bottled water was scarce.
    Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2021
  • Shortly after Meatball gave birth, a rare ice storm hit, filling the dogs' den with hail and sludge.
    Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 2 July 2023
  • Who couldn’t forget the 2011 October ice storm that wreaked havoc on the Town of Simsbury?
    courant.com, 13 Oct. 2021
  • Simmons died at the time of the ice storm that month that caused widespread power outages, including at the jail.
    Hollie Silverman, CNN, 28 May 2021
  • By now many of us are battening down the hatches for the wind, snow and ice storm that forecasters say is about to strike the Portland area.
    oregonlive, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Kentucky ice storm:Why do trees break in Kentucky during ice storms?
    Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Michigan has been battling outages since an ice storm struck two weeks ago.
    Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2023
  • The Texas ice storm this year closed one of the largest chip producers in the U.S., and a fire at a Japanese plant took another chunk out of the supply.
    Trevor Fraser, orlandosentinel.com, 16 June 2021
  • After the ice storm is over, rounds of heavy rain are forecast to pummel the South this week, with some areas forecast to see more than 1 foot of rain.
    Max Golembo, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The comparison with traffic screw ups such as the mixing bowl during the ice storm some years ago is spot on.
    Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Callery pear has a weak wood and branch structure and is susceptible to ice storm damage.
    oregonlive, 7 May 2022
  • An ice storm warning will be in effect in the area through Friday afternoon.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023
  • There was an ice storm in February that caused the biggest power outage the state has ever seen.
    oregonlive, 29 Dec. 2021
  • The good news is this doesn't look like that massive ice storm, though there is a good chance a wintry mix will develop along the cold front in southern Texas.
    Judson Jones, CNN, 19 Jan. 2022
  • The December ice storm likely made life tougher for many of our over-wintering birds.
    John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Feb. 2022

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