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ice storm

noun

Definition of ice storm

as in snowstorm

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Recent Examples of ice storm The cost of the planes was paid for by a one-time allocation from the Michigan Legislature to mitigate the effects of the March 2025 ice storm. — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 8 May 2026 Just south of the area in Michigan where the heavy snow will hit, there’s potential for a significant ice storm, said meteorologist Jeff Masters with Yale Climate Connections. — Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026 Winter weather warnings are in effect for about half a dozen states through early Saturday, while ice storm warnings remain in place across much of northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan through Saturday afternoon. — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026 Rick Schwartz pointed to previous outages that have already affected zoo operations, including a multi-day power loss during this year’s February ice storm, saying additional demand on the grid could complicate care for the animals. — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 5 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for ice storm

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In 2025, a March snowstorm resulted in the death of one of Jackie and Shadow’s three chicks.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
During a 1986 return trip from India, John Paul’s plane was forced to land in Naples because of a snowstorm in Rome.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 June 2026

Definition of snowstorm

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The Bay Area was handed, unquestionably, the worst slate of group-stage games FIFA’s bureaucrats could manifest — five equivalents of a Tuesday night MACtion football game in a November blizzard.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 June 2026
The air in the bedroom instantly became a blizzard of trash.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 June 2026

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Pop-up afternoon and evening thunderstorms are possible each day due to the heat and humidity but no organized weather systems expected over the next few days.

— Bill Kelly, CBS News, 1 July 2026
The jet stream is a highway of air at high altitudes which steers weather systems.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 1 July 2026

Definition of weather

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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.

— STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 July 2026
More than 72 million were under severe thunderstorm watches on Saturday, according to federal forecasters, with the unsettled cells capable of producing winds 65 mph and greater, as well as quarter-sized hail.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 5 July 2026

Definition of thunderstorm

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