thunder and lightning
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"Whenever there's an announcement of a storm coming our way, it brings back bad memories. For some, even thunder and lightning are a trigger," he says.
From BBC • Oct. 1, 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
Outside, the thunder and lightning snapped right alongside each other, perfect secret drawing weather.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
