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windstorm

[wind-stawrm] / ˈwɪndˌstɔrm /


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What began as a business idea after the windstorm became something more personal for Peck: creating art and giving new life to fallen trees.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 8, 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

Before that it was Storm Eowyn in January, the most powerful windstorm in the UK for over a decade with gusts of over 135mph.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2025

Your trailer got blown away in the windstorm?

From Salon Mar. 27, 2025

Zheng was a windstorm of excitement even if Shifa couldn’t see it herself.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook

Spring windstorms, heat and dry air can accelerate the plants’ life cycle or prevent new flowers from developing.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 10, 2026

Scientists are more confident that the coastal impacts of windstorms, from storm surges and high waves, will worsen as sea-levels rise.

From BBC Nov. 10, 2025

If your home or business was affected by the windstorms or fires, you may be eligible for temporary property tax relief through the Los Angeles County assessor’s office.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 14, 2025

Dillon had faced windstorms before, and had seen smoke in the mountains, but this time felt different.

From BBC Jan. 12, 2025

It came from the direction of the mountains, flying low and kicking up dust in a dozen separate windstorms in its wake.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld




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