The Hailstorm II pairs an advanced liquid cooling system with a blustery current of cold air driven by three front intake fans and a large rear exhaust fan.

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Meteorologists were blaming the nor'easter on the collision of two storm systems: cold air traveling south from Canada bumping into a moist low pressure system heading north from the Carolinas.

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It carried its own air-conditioning system, to prevent batteries from getting too cold or too hot.

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Frontal system: weather system where there is a line of separation between cold and warm air masses, usually associated with strong winds.

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