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Recent Examples of hailstorm
For instance, there’s a scene in the car near the end when Helen and Bill [Paxton] get into a hailstorm.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 July 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth sits in an area at high risk for serious thunderstorms, hailstorms and tornadoes.
—Mira Rojanasakul, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2024
Harsh conditions, hailstorms, rising temperatures and the emergence of new diseases every cycle mean that many colonists in their 20s like Rain have been orphaned.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2024
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.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 2 Sep. 2024
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 July 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth sits in an area at high risk for serious thunderstorms, hailstorms and tornadoes.
—Mira Rojanasakul, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2024
Harsh conditions, hailstorms, rising temperatures and the emergence of new diseases every cycle mean that many colonists in their 20s like Rain have been orphaned.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2024
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.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 2 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hailstorm
Noun
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Later, a line of thunderstorms that formed overnight moved more quickly through the area, dropping less rain but mixing with windy conditions.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
17 Feb. 2025
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The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Feb. 2025
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High water levels can slow player movement during rainstorms in the forest, but it can be easily circumvented by using dodge rolls to traverse around quickly.—
Josh Broadwell,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2025
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They’re made of rubber, so they can be used in a variety of situations: during rainstorms, on hot tar or in snowy weather.—
Christopher Murray,
Fox News,
21 Feb. 2025
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But the application portal has been closed since July 17 of last year, leaving about 45,000 applicants on a waiting list after undergoing free windstorm mitigation inspections.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2025
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And investigations are underway amid questions about Los Angeles’ preparations ahead of the windstorm, why a reservoir was left drained for repairs and fire hydrants went dry at higher elevations.—
Jovi Dai,
The Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2025
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What's next: Mariam Ali of SDOT said the agency is waiting for good weather to reinstall the clock face, possibly as early as Thursday.—
Christine Clarridge,
Axios,
24 Feb. 2025
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The Forbidden Lands and its changing ecosystem would influence how hunts progressed, as monsters had different behavior patterns under certain weather conditions.—
Josh Broadwell,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2025
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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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Game time was moved from 2:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. to give Miami players a bit more time to recover after their Concacaf Champions Cup game at Sporting KC was pushed from Tuesday to Wednesday due to a snowstorm.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
22 Feb. 2025
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If snowstorms continue throughout March, the state could have its third consecutive year of above-average snowpack.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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Along with the cold will come the chance for a significant snowstorm, one that could eventually bring blizzard conditions to parts of the East Coast.—
Doyle Rice,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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In the Allegheny Mountains, which straddle Virginia and West Virginia and extend into Maryland and Pennsylvania, a blizzard warning is in effect from 1 p.m. Sunday until 3 p.m. Monday.—
Amy Graff,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Hailstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hailstorm. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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