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windstorm

[wind-stawrm] / ˈwɪndˌstɔrm /


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The agency has advised residents to stay in the lower levels of their home during the windstorm and to avoid windows.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

Google said Monday it is partnering with NextEra Energy to reopen the Duane Arnold Energy Center, a nuclear plant that closed five years ago after damage from a windstorm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

Detecting long-term trends is challenging, as windstorm activity naturally fluctuates from year-to-year and across decades.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2025

Investigators have been trying to determine the Palisades fire’s exact point of origin and how, during a massive windstorm, it raced from the hills to the ocean.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2025

It was as if Sherm and his grandmother supported themselves while a windstorm blew through the house every morning and—kiss, kiss, love you!—left through the front door.

From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead