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hailstorm

noun

Definition of hailstorm

as in thunderstorm

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Recent Examples of hailstorm At least one wedding guest seemed unfazed by the hailstorm, as a man in the video smiled with his hands in his pockets and didn’t seem rushed to find shelter. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026 Tomoyuki Sugano allowed a run over 6 2/3 innings to win for the seventh time in his last eight starts and the Colorado Rockies beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Friday night after a hailstorm delayed the start an hour. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026 On one such patrol, dead butterflies carpeted the forest floor, frozen and hurt by a sudden hailstorm the previous day. — Jhanisse Vaca Daza, Time, 6 June 2026 Weather damage If severe weather, such as a hailstorm or flood, damages your car, your warranty likely won’t cover any repairs (but as with accident damage, your auto insurance may cover this). — Kate Tully Ellsworth, USA Today, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for hailstorm

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Noun

Rain was falling as a thunderstorm moved through Dellona at the time of the crash.

— Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
There is a 20% chance of an isolated shower or thunderstorm this afternoon, with better coverage north and west of the metroplex into Wednesday night.

— Damien Lodes, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of thunderstorm

Noun

Most Democrats said the affordability issue that voters care about most, and the state could take steps to mitigate, is the high cost of windstorm insurance.

— Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
The fires, which started during a windstorm in January 2025, killed 31 people in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena communities.

— Evan Bush, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of windstorm

Noun

Space Launch Delta 45’s weather squadron forecasts only a 55% chance for good conditions at the launch site as well as listing a moderate-to-high chance of bad conditions for the rocket booster recovery attempt downrange.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
The series was postponed due to weather on Friday night, pushing both Games 4 and 5 back one day each.

— Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of weather

Noun

Even during historically warm winters, intense cold snaps, lake-effect bursts, and major individual snowstorms remain entirely possible.

— Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
The Broncos, at 4-11, flew back to Denver as a snowstorm snarled travel across the country.

— Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of snowstorm

Noun

Much like a highway system opening detour routes during a blizzard, the alloy spontaneously builds new pathways for stress relief, keeping the metal tough and flexible in deep-freeze conditions.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
On location for the night shoots, blizzards, and allergic reactions that went into making Primetime.

— Sinna Nasseri, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of blizzard

Noun

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
Low pressure at both the upper level of the atmosphere and near the surface keep the chance of occasional showers (maybe a thundershower) and cooler temperatures around through Tuesday.

— Molly Robey, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2022

Definition of thundershower

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