Plane Crash Incident Report: Your small plane crashed in a biome approximately 150 kilometers from the nearest town. The pilot was killed in the crash, but you and one other passenger survived. It is January and the temperature is average for that area during that time of year.
Full Definition of HAILSTORM. : a storm accompanied by hail. See hailstorm defined for English-language learners. See hailstorm defined for kids. ADVERTISEMENT.
A storm is a violent disturbance, and most references to storms have to do with weather effects dominated by strong winds. The main types include the hailstorm, ice storm, rainstorm, snowstorm, thunderstorm, windstorm, cyclone, hurricane, and tornado. The first six types refer to violent winds accompanied by another feature. A hailstorm is weather system accompanied by a fall of hailstones, ice pellets that are larger than 0.2 inches (5 millimeters) in diameter. Even though ice is involved in both, an ice storm is different.