hailstorm
Americannoun
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hailstorms
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noun
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Origin of hailstorm
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Authorities in the Aude department in south-west France cancelled the third stage of the Vuelta a Espana cycling race in the area after a hailstorm in the French Pyrenees forced riders to seek shelter.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
"Or a big hailstorm in September and then the insurance will reimburse us," he joked.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
A chorus of boos—boo-birds were on this team all afternoon—pummeled the field like a hailstorm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
He finished the regular season strong after giving up a hailstorm of home runs early, posting a 3.09 earned-run average with 75 strikeouts in 81⅔ innings over his last 15 starts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2023
“My help? Why would you need my help? You know I’d rather hang glide in a hailstorm than be in a play.”
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Now, hailstorms, wildfires and wind damage are hammering places once thought to be shielded from the worst rate hikes, a Wall Street Journal analysis of premiums and natural disasters nationwide found.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
At least 95 people have died after heavy rain and hailstorms triggered flash floods on Tuesday.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2024
Many areas of the Great Plains were still bracing for bruising hailstorms, as a weeklong string of severe weather continued through the holiday weekend.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2024
“Ten years ago the narrative was we would have less hailstorms under a changing climate,” says Katja Friedrich, an atmospheric scientist at the University of Colorado Boulder.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 11, 2023
It was one of the very bad days, with blustering hailstorms, and evening was coming on.
From Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler by William Senior
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