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hailstorm

[hayl-stawrm] / ˈheɪlˌstɔrm /




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"Typically, if you go through a hailstorm or if you hit a large enough bird, the external ply will crack," says Vermont.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 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

Mama puffed up like a settin’ hen in a hailstorm.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

Lloyd’s contributions to Television — a proto-punk band with intricate hailstorms of guitar — helped make them one of the city’s most important if briefly tenured bands.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026

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

There also high winds prevail, and snowstorms, hailstorms and frost are of common occurrence.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various


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