ice storm

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Recent Examples of ice storm Build an Emergency Kit Having an emergency kit prepared before an ice storm is essential. Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025 How to prepare for an ice storm Before an ice storm, take precautions to ensure your safety and the safety of your family. Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025 The ice storm that struck Kansas City over the weekend created perilous conditions for motorists who were unable or unwilling to heed warnings and stay off the roads. Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025 In February 2021, an ice storm with accompanying snow brought seriously cold weather to all 254 counties in the state. Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 15 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for ice storm
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Noun
  • 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
  • If snowstorms continue throughout March, the state could have its third consecutive year of above-average snowpack.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Hilaria touches on the media tempest surrounding her accent, reiterating that she was raised bilingual.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Prior to the Rust shooting, the tempest that most plagued the Baldwins was the lingering public confusion over Hilaria’s ethnicity.
    Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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