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Recent Examples of hailstorm
The atmospheric dynamics involved in hailstorms are complicated and can be difficult to study, but advances in climate and weather modeling now allow scientists to create complex simulations that model thunderstorms and their microphysics, including hail size.
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Evan Bush, NBC News, 2 Sep. 2024
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.
—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
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Evan Bush, NBC News, 2 Sep. 2024
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hailstorm
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The chance of precipitation is 100% with showers, a possible thunderstorm and a high near 61.Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 16 Dec. 2024
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While the strongest part of the system passed by Saturday afternoon, the NWS warned of isolated severe thunderstorms continuing throughout the morning.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
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One reviewer put them to the test in the hot and humid Amazon Rainforest and another in an Alaskan rainstorm, and each returned to the comments with glowing testimonials.Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2024
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Many departed when a heavy rainstorm hit, but Mr. Jang, who his family said could not swim, was left behind.Kate Selig, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. continues to focus on restoring operations and rebuilding infrastructure affected by the Maui windstorm and wildfires.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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People feeling squeezed by wages that don’t seem to keep up with rising costs for food, property taxes and windstorm insurance?Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024
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The storm has prompted both winter weather warnings and advisories in several Wisconsin counties including Waushara, Manitowoc, Door and Kewaunee.Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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Looking ahead, warmer weather is forecast after Christmas for the Northeast and most of eastern U.S.Max Golembo, ABC News, 20 Dec. 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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If there's a huge snowstorm the day before Christmas, locations that might not typically have snow on the ground could experience a Christmas morning with the grass blanketed in white.Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Since then, the annual Holiday Hangout has been both a hit with fans and fun for both hosts, who've adapted over the years and braved snowstorms and more to ensure the show goes on.Jack Irvin, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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The doctor’s screen shivers in the blizzard static of an ancient black- and-white TV where snow, once started, falls and falls.Rosanna Warren, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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In Erie, Pennsylvania, a blizzard warning is in effect until 1 a.m. EST on Saturday.Calvin Milliner, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Hailstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hailstorm. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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