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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. 30, 2026

Hailstorms on Saturday in Heilongjiang province in the northeast shattered windows, according to videos posted on social media.

From Reuters • Jul. 3, 2023

Hailstorms can be hard to track since they are usually local and short-lived.

From Washington Post • Apr. 16, 2022

Hailstorms can wipe out entire fields or orchards of vegetable and fruit.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2021

Hailstorms are not infrequent, but frost and snow in Algiers are so rare as to be almost unknown.

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