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Recent Examples of hailstorm
Travelers were hit with a hailstorm of bullets The shooting rampage began around 5:30 p.m. on September 7 about 9 miles north of London.
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Amy Simonson, CNN, 18 Sep. 2024
Overnight, a hailstorm can destroy months of labor invested in a crop.
—Tim Evans, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024
The researchers will chase hailstorms the way some do tornadoes and try to deploy mobile Doppler radars and other instruments to capture the storms’ inner physics.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 2 Sep. 2024
Travelers got hit with a hailstorm of bullets The shooting rampage started around 5:30 p.m. Saturday in Laurel County, about nine miles north of London, Kentucky.
—Holly Yan, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
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Amy Simonson, CNN, 18 Sep. 2024
Overnight, a hailstorm can destroy months of labor invested in a crop.
—Tim Evans, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024
The researchers will chase hailstorms the way some do tornadoes and try to deploy mobile Doppler radars and other instruments to capture the storms’ inner physics.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 2 Sep. 2024
Travelers got hit with a hailstorm of bullets The shooting rampage started around 5:30 p.m. Saturday in Laurel County, about nine miles north of London, Kentucky.
—Holly Yan, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hailstorm
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However, by Wednesday, the front is expected to stall across the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys, keeping scattered showers and thunderstorms in the region until Thursday morning.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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For Election Day, though, the National Weather Service forecast a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms, with clouds in the morning and then skies gradually becoming sunny.Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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The incident comes as Spain is dealing with flash floods that began with rainstorms on Tuesday, Oct. 29, and continued through Wednesday, Oct. 30, spanning the southern and eastern parts of the country — from Malaga to Valencia — according to the Associated Press.David Chiu, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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After an adventurous Uber ride where the driver had to jump-start his engine, Willow and Eric wed outside the River Café right before a rainstorm began.Elise Taylor, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
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The company disclosed substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern due to the financial impact of the Maui windstorm and wildfires.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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The prospectus outlines the typical credit risks and also specific hazards including earthquakes in California, typhoons in Japan and European windstorms.Chris Dobstaff, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Given the persistent dry weather in New Jersey since mid-August, ending the drought conditions would require several months of at least average rainfall, if not substantially more, said Shawn LaTourette, the state’s commissioner of environmental protection.Melissa Chan, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Pho, a broth soup with rice noodles and meat, feels like a hug in a bowl, and is comfort food in any type of weather (even the humid summers).Catherine Garcia, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
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And with rising temperatures come rising risks: stronger hurricanes in the Atlantic, more severe cloudbursts in storms across North America, increasing drought in the Great Plains, larger wildfires in the West.Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024
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And with the climate’s rising temperature comes rising risks: stronger hurricanes in the Atlantic, more severe cloudbursts in storms across the continent, increasing drought on the Great Plains, larger wildfires in the West.Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024
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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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Not your generic, garden-variety thundershower.Paul Douglas, Star Tribune, 29 Apr. 2021
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During a snowstorm on January 26, 2022, Syrian traffickers attempted to ferry a huge consignment of captagon pills into Jordan on foot.Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Roads up to the summit were closed on Sunday and Monday amid the snowstorm, which resulted in up to 4 inches of snowfall, according to the National Weather Service.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
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Meanwhile, a winter storm prompted weather warnings in the Pacific Northwest, including a blizzard warning in Montana.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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The concert occurred during a blizzard that trapped a few thousand fans and the band members inside the Coliseum overnight. 5.Troy Smith, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Hailstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hailstorm. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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