hailstorm

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 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

The closest I’d come was a freak hailstorm a few years ago, but that didn’t count.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

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

With climate change now hitting Italy's winemakers with everything from more droughts to bigger hailstorms, Mr Pasqua says that other wineries are now going down the non-vintage route, or at least considering it.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2025

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

A better grasp on the basics of hail formation would not only improve daily forecasting but would also feed into climate research on the future of hailstorms, he says.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 11, 2023

Tortured by the courts, terrified by hailstorms, I determined to publish my works, in eight volumes, and this history of my life.

From The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck, Volume 2 by Thomas Holcroft