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hailstorm

[heyl-stawrm] / ˈheɪlˌstɔrm /




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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 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

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

He finished the regular season strong after giving up a hailstorm of home runs early, posting a 3.09 earned-run average with 75 strikeouts in 81⅔ innings over his last 15 starts.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 10, 2023

He thought about the farmer in Oklahoma who left his combine in the middle of the hailstorm.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

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

We have had heavy hailstorms already, hail as big and hard as dried peas, and I have not as yet been able to get fuel.

From On the Edge of the War Zone From the Battle of the Marne to the Entrance of the Stars and Stripes by Mildred Aldrich




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