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Recent Examples of ice storm
The Euro model, which has been more accurate in handling these shortwave troughs over the next week, has a major ice storm occurring as the rain arrives.
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Ron Smiley, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
The Mavericks already had a game rescheduled earlier this season because of an ice storm and faces a crowded calendar moving forward, including a March 31 trip to Milwaukee.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
As unpredictable climate events like the recent ice storm become more frequent, this certainly won’t be the last time that venues and musicians will have to consider such issues.
—Margaret Littman, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2026
The first was late January’s destructive snow and ice storm that tracked across the South and then up along the East Coast.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
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Ron Smiley, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
The Mavericks already had a game rescheduled earlier this season because of an ice storm and faces a crowded calendar moving forward, including a March 31 trip to Milwaukee.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
As unpredictable climate events like the recent ice storm become more frequent, this certainly won’t be the last time that venues and musicians will have to consider such issues.
—Margaret Littman, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2026
The first was late January’s destructive snow and ice storm that tracked across the South and then up along the East Coast.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ice storm
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Roberto Ortiz descends from Hope Pass race during a brief snowstorm during the Leadville 100 trail run on August 19, 2017, in Colorado.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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There had just been a snowstorm and the plane wasn’t able to taxi all the way to the gate.—
Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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People wait in line for the opening of a NYC Trader Joe's grocery store on February 22, 2026 ahead of a blizzard.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Carson smothers it over a crisp and shattering tortilla with tart pickled jalapeño, silky avocado crema and a blizzard of cotija cheese.—
Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Saturday launch attempt scrubbed under a minute before liftoff because of bad weather in the booster recovery area.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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Rainy weather in the Fort Worth area complicated things.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 May 2026
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For now, Buttigieg has chosen to wait out the tempests in Traverse City, the hometown of his husband, Chasten, a former schoolteacher.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
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What started as a joyous snowball fight Monday in New York City morphed into a political tempest after residents began pelting police officers with snow and ice.—
Tim Craig,
Washington Post,
24 Feb. 2026
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The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Ice storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ice%20storm. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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