thunderstorm
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As the plane flew over Florida’s east coast, a thunderstorm was growing in intensity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 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
A bad thunderstorm can knock out the lights to half the city.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
The Met Office yellow thunderstorm warning covers a large swathe of England and Wales.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
The music room is booming now, as loud as a thunderstorm.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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
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
Precipitation peaks in winter, potentially bringing flooding and coastal erosion to California and severe thunderstorms to Gulf states.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
It rolled in clouds of dark smoke like the thunder of the summer thunderstorms.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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