hailstorm

Sudden downpours can trigger mudslides—an unexpected hailstorm lashed Drolma’s SUV as she drove her haul back to town on the recent August day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

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

A kooky hailstorm in late May, a heat wave in June, followed by ruthlessly ripping winds, delayed the opening by days.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026

On Saturday, a rare tornado and a hailstorm swept neighboring Guangzhou city, a production hub in southern China, killing five and injuring 33.

From New York Times ● May 1, 2024

Maggie sarcastically asked the “kind, dear spirits” to cooperate further, and “a hailstorm of responsive knocks” rained down as the audience roared, some in disbelief, others in approval.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

More than a third, or 40%, of U.S. data-center capacity is located in tornado-prone areas, and over a quarter in areas subject to large hailstorms, according to Swiss Re.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

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

Rain and hailstorms were expected to continue in western India on Monday.

From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2023

Floods and hailstorms in Italy, Greece and central eastern European countries inflicted a 3.7-percentage point hit to Generali's combined ratio in the nine months through September.

From Reuters ● Nov. 17, 2023

Violent hailstorms, which do great damage, sometimes follow periods of drought.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various