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hailstorm

[hayl-stawrm] / ˈheɪlˌstɔrm /




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Now CEO of Elanco Animal Health, Simmons said his family’s upstate New York grape farm had been devastated by a hailstorm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

But that assumption took a hit one night in 2018 after a violent hailstorm.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

"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

More darts thumped into the ground like a sudden hailstorm.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner

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

At least 24 people have been killed by lightning and intense rain and hailstorms in India, officials said.

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

This summer hailstorms were more general and more severe in the Transvaal than for some time past.

From Jock of the Bushveld by Sir Percy Fitzpatrick


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