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Recent Examples of ice storm
Thousands of people have been urged to avoid all travel as a powerful ice storm sweeps across the U.S., with the National Weather Service (NWS) issuing weather warnings from Saturday through Sunday.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
The incoming snow and cold pile onto last week's brutal weather, which saw power outages from a snow and ice storm, extreme winds and heavy rainfall.
Driving the news: The imminent 24-hour event prompted Gov. Youngkin on Tuesday afternoon to warn residents to stay home.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
The governor was in Washington, D.C., seeking recovery aid for Michigan after an ice storm, but could not depart before the president started an executive order signing ceremony.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 29 Apr. 2025
The governor met with Trump following the speech to discuss funding for Selfridge Air National Guard Base and aid for those impacted by an ice storm.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
The incoming snow and cold pile onto last week's brutal weather, which saw power outages from a snow and ice storm, extreme winds and heavy rainfall.
Driving the news: The imminent 24-hour event prompted Gov. Youngkin on Tuesday afternoon to warn residents to stay home.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
The governor was in Washington, D.C., seeking recovery aid for Michigan after an ice storm, but could not depart before the president started an executive order signing ceremony.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 29 Apr. 2025
The governor met with Trump following the speech to discuss funding for Selfridge Air National Guard Base and aid for those impacted by an ice storm.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ice storm
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Manchester United’s links to San Mames go back to a European Cup quarter-final first leg in January 1957, when Athletic won 5-3 amid a terrific snowstorm.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Now that would be quite a scene and a cause to ask Mother Nature very kindly for an early January snowstorm.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
12 May 2025
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Slaton survived on wild leeks and braved a mountain blizzard before finding the cabin, according to Gutierrez.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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Down here, the temperature hovers at a near-constant 42 degrees Fahrenheit, shifting only a few degrees with seasonal heat waves or blizzards.—
Michael Ray Taylor,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 May 2025
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But over the second week of the tournament, expect weather apps to be frantically refreshed in the Boulogne-Billancourt area.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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Heat risk: Post-storm deaths can be driven by the combination of hot weather and lack of air conditioning, especially for the elderly.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
31 May 2025
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Out of the midst of this thunder and turmoil and tempest rose Dr. Otto Lecher, serene and collected.—
Don DeLillo,
Harpers Magazine,
5 May 2025
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Plagued by the tempests of drugs, murder, corruption and other vices of biblical proportion for much of the past five decades, residents in this tiny burg just south of Chicago are seeing a ray of divine hope in their most famous native son, Pope Leo XIV.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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Severe thunderstorm warnings and flash flood advisories were active across much of southern Texas on Wednesday, including the cities of San Antonio and Corpus Christi.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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There is a chance for late afternoon showers and thunderstorms, the weather service said.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2025
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“Ice storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ice%20storm. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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