hailstorm
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"Or a big hailstorm in September and then the insurance will reimburse us," he joked.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 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
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
Large hailstones were seen covering roads in the United Arab Emirates, after a rare hailstorm struck the region.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2024
More darts thumped into the ground like a sudden hailstorm.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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
Much of the country has been badly hit by heavy rain and hailstorms, triggering rapid flooding in many areas which has already claimed at least 72 lives.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 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
Experts say some areas will likely see an increase in hailstorms, along with more potentially damaging hail, even as the global surface warms.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 11, 2023
The climax came when we were caught one afternoon on a high mountain plateau by a succession of violent hailstorms.
From Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer by W. C. (William Charles) Scully
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