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
Once, during a hailstorm, the vultures sought protection on his wraparound porch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Outside, hundreds of people lined the streets outside Pontypridd Market hoping to catch a glimpse of the royal couple - braving a hailstorm and passing the time singing Calon Lân.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2025
Like the time there was a freak hailstorm in the Congo and the women took it as a sign that they should rule.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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
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
“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
Pathetic, indeed, are the records; and none more so than the confessions of these poor creatures, chiefly women and children, during hundreds of years, as to their manner of raising hailstorms and tempests.
From History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom by White, Andrew Dickson
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