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thunderstorm

[thuhn-der-stawrm] / ˈθʌn dərˌstɔrm /


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To this day I can’t shake a three-sentence description of birds driven onto cholla thorns by the winds of a thunderstorm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

A yellow thunderstorm warning is also in place for England until 22:00 BST on Thursday, with Birmingham seeing heavy downpours just before 08:00 although the flood warning is now removed.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

The stakes go far beyond daily routines or vacation itineraries; small businesses lose out on potential foot traffic and revenue whenever a thunderstorm icon appears, even if it’s bright and sunny outside.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

She emerged from the reggaeton thunderstorm that hijacked the planet, but then guided it smoothly into a different aesthetic territory, far away from the movement’s misogynistic toxicity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

Every so often I thought I saw flashes, like lightning jumping around during a thunderstorm.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

That could bring some elevated humidity and a small chance of thunderstorms and cloud coverage in mountainous areas, but not enough to significantly lower temperatures across the region.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The light from occasional thunderstorms often provides the only illumination.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

The findings suggest that thunderstorms developing near the lower level circulation may play a more active role in storm organization than simply serving as a visible sign that strengthening is underway.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

That brings more rain and storms to the southern U.S., flooding and coastal erosion to California, and severe thunderstorms to the Gulf states.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

We’d just had one of those summer days of rain and thunderstorms, and we’d been cooped up indoors despite the humidity.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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