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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
See all Example Sentences for hailstorm
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hailstorm
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In the South, some showers could occur and a few thunderstorms near the Gulf Coast region by Saturday morning.—
Lauren Irwin,
The Hill,
16 Jan. 2025
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Old-fashioned radiators heat the house, whose metal roof lulls the family during gentle rains (thunderstorms, not so much).—
Mike Klingaman,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Jan. 2025
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Emergency Executive Order No. 1 directs city departments to complete building permit reviews within 30 days and establishes task forces to speed up debris removal and mitigate risks from rainstorms.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
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Testers say the adhesive is strong enough to withstand sweat, humidity, and even surprise rainstorms.—
Jamie Ballard,
Allure,
2 Jan. 2025
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Monday Santa Ana winds will peak Wednesday and be followed by new windstorm Monday Man who procured guns, ammo for Sinaloa Cartel sentenced to nearly 20 years Tom Krasovic: Padres’ standing with Roki Sasaki a credit to A.J. Preller, Peter Seidler IRS is sending out automatic stimulus payments.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
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The first rule of disaster response is to be present, which Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass violated by leaving for the inauguration of Ghana’s new president despite increasingly dire warnings about an imminent windstorm and elevated fire risk.—
The Editors,
National Review,
13 Jan. 2025
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Nearly 150 million people are under cold weather alerts with forecasters warning of potential frozen pipes, frostbite and travel delays.—
Allison Chinchar,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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There was talk of braving the cold weather for the inevitable Super Bowl parade downtown next month.—
David Aldridge,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 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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The snowstorm that moved through the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic on Sunday left some of the largest accumulations of the season.—
Nazaneen Ghaffar,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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Hurts looked over at Barkley, barely seeing through the snowstorm that plagued Lincoln Financial Field.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
19 Jan. 2025
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Lake Charles, Louisiana, issued its first-ever blizzard warning on Tuesday.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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Lousiana, which had never before seen a blizzard warning, got up to 10 inches of snow in some areas on Tuesday, while some parts of Alabama saw 9.5 inches, Florida saw up to 8.8 inches, Texas up to 6 and Georgia up to 8.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Hailstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hailstorm. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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