hailstorm
Frozen pellet downpour
A hailstorm is a storm that produces hail—pellets of ice that form in thunderclouds and fall to the ground.
Hailstorms can damage crops, vehicles, and rooftops.
Figuratively, a hailstorm describes any intense barrage: a hailstorm of criticism, a hailstorm of bullets.
Striking repeatedly with projectiles
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
- torrentialFlowing in violent streams
- relentlessContinuing without pause
- poundingForceful repeated striking
bombardment · hammering · blasting · fierce · violent · raging · onslaught · battering
Atmospheric water deposit
- ice pelletsSmall frozen precipitation spheres
- graupelIce-coated snow pellets
- sleetPartly frozen precipitation
- thunderstormViolent weather with lightning
supercell · cumulonimbus · downdraft · updraft · cold front · nimbostratus · meteorology · forecast
Shallow impact marks
- shatteredBroken into fragments
- windshieldsVehicle front glass panels
- rooftopsUpper surfaces of buildings
- cropsCultivated plants for harvest
vehicles · insurance · claims · pockmarked · battered · destruction · repair · agriculture
pelting
Striking repeatedly with projectiles
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
- torrentialFlowing in violent streams
- relentlessContinuing without pause
pounding · bombardment · hammering · blasting · fierce · violent · raging · onslaught · battering · strafing
precipitation
Atmospheric water deposit
- ice pelletsSmall frozen precipitation spheres
- graupelIce-coated snow pellets
- sleetPartly frozen precipitation
thunderstorm · supercell · cumulonimbus · downdraft · updraft · cold front · nimbostratus · meteorology · forecast · squall
dents
Shallow impact marks
- shatteredBroken into fragments
- windshieldsVehicle front glass panels
- rooftopsUpper surfaces of buildings
crops · vehicles · insurance · claims · pockmarked · battered · destruction · repair · agriculture · greenhouses
barrage
Sustained, overwhelming attack
deluge · bombardment · torrent · salvo · flurry · assault · shower · rain · blitz · cascade
frozen
Solidified by extreme cold
crystalline · frosty · freezing · sleet · cold · arctic · wintry · rime · solidified · frost
- weatherweather, rain, sun, snow, wind
- farm disasterscrop failure, crop blight, failed harvest, drought, locust plague
- phenomenanorthern lights, eclipse, earthquake, solar eclipse, volcanic eruption
- weather phenomenatornado, wind, hurricane, gust, blizzard
- weather termssunny, rainy, cloudy, snowy, windy
- precipitationrain, snow, drizzle, sleet, snowfall
hailstormclear skies
Absence of cloud cover
sunshine · drizzle · dry spell · light rain · fair weather
hailstormcalm
Free from agitation
fair weather · stillness · tranquility · clear skies · gentle breeze
hailstormdrought
Prolonged water scarcity
dryness · aridity · dry spell · clear skies · rainlessness