hailstorm
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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
Once, during a hailstorm, the vultures sought protection on his wraparound porch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Soon it started raining; then came a hailstorm.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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
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
Another derivation is from barāna, to avert hailstorms, a calling which they still practise in northern India.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II by R. V. (Robert Vane) Russell
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