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To date, only ice storms and blizzards count as qualifying disasters; winters that are more mushy than most do not.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2024
In the past, the city’s power grid has been forced into rolling blackouts by ice storms and other severe weather events.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 17 Sep. 2024
Keep your trees standing tall through hurricane-force winds, torrential rain, flash flooding, and ice storms with these tips.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2024
An iconic elm tree that has stood on SW 10th Avenue since about 1870 will be removed by Portland Parks and Recreation because of age and damage from the January ice storm.
—Joseph Gallivan, Axios, 26 July 2024
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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 8 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
ice storm
noun
: a storm in which falling rain freezes as it lands
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