thunderstorm

Investigators probing Sunday’s deadly crash are trying to learn what led the pilots to fly into a dangerous thunderstorm capable of ice, hail and turbulence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Aviation safety experts said a powerful thunderstorm appeared to play a critical role in the crash, exposing the plane to potential icing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

“Right now, it does not look like rainfall rates will be hazardous unless a thunderstorm develops,” read a National Weather Service forecast read early Monday morning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Earlier analysis by BBC Verify found there was an active thunderstorm near the airport shortly before the crash, with winds gusting up to 26 knots.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

It felt like a thunderstorm about to break.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

The weather service’s Los Angeles-Oxnard office is estimating a 30% to 40% chance of thunderstorms, with widespread minor flooding and debris flow concerns in L.A. and Ventura counties.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Unlike tornadoes or thunderstorms, which can cause widespread destruction in a matter of minutes, El Niño influences weather patterns over many months.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology said the phenomenon was caused by "severe" thunderstorms and that it was "very uncommon to see one in such a populated place".

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

The light from occasional thunderstorms often provides the only illumination.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

It was harmattan, but because they feared the thunderstorms, they covered the ditches with tarpaulins spread across bamboo sticks.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie