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hailstorm

[hayl-stawrm] / ˈheɪlˌstɔrm /




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

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 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

On Saturday, a rare tornado and a hailstorm swept neighboring Guangzhou city, a production hub in southern China, killing five and injuring 33.

From New York Times ● May 1, 2024

Not after our failed escape attempt, and certainly not after Chubs had rained down a verbal hailstorm on Clancy.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

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

At least 95 people have died after heavy rain and hailstorms triggered flash floods on Tuesday.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 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

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

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


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