thunder and lightning
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The Englishman said the incident occurred after he went right off the tee on the 18th hole at Wentworth just as play was suspended for more than 90 minutes because of thunder and lightning.
From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025
The storms have brought significant thunder and lightning but generally have been accompanied by light rainfall, a tenth of an inch or less.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2025
Warm temperatures allow the atmosphere to hold more humidity, and that humidity is a prerequisite for building clouds—specifically, the tall, menacing cumulonimbus clouds that produce thunder and lightning.
From National Geographic • Sep. 12, 2023
It warned of so-called dry storms - thunder and lightning without rainfall - in many parts of the country.
From Reuters • Aug. 9, 2023
The pandemonium of thunder and lightning vanished behind us as, for just a few seconds, we were bathed in the cold, clean light of the full moon.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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