thunderstorm

Example Sentences

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In August 2025, a Crew-11 launch was scrubbed at T-minus 1 minute due to cloud cover and a small thunderstorm near Cape Canaveral violating weather safety criteria.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Another bushfire near the small town of Walwa crackled with lightning as it radiated enough heat to form a localised thunderstorm, fire authorities said.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

In some ways, we can do just that — even if it’s not quite as fun as watching Ted Sarandos wander around in a thunderstorm.

From Salon • Jan. 4, 2026

“This will bring enough instability to the area for a slight chance of thunderstorm development,” the weather service in Oxnard said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

The words boomed and crashed in my head, a thunderstorm of a command, and I froze.

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