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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

Storm Éowyn in January 2025 was the strongest windstorm for over a decade.

From BBC Nov. 10, 2025

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

Your trailer got blown away in the windstorm?

From Salon Mar. 27, 2025

It was the greatest windstorm the Seattle area had ever seen.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

Currently, there is no clear evidence of an increase or decrease in the number or intensity of windstorms.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2025

Last week’s windstorms were rare because the winds were extraordinarily widespread and affected areas that don’t typically see strong winds during powerful Santa Ana wind events, Schoenfeld said.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 13, 2025

The plan, if approved by lawmakers, would make $1.5 billion available in state funds to prepare for the threat of firestorms, windstorms and other natural disasters in addition to federal disaster money.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 13, 2025

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

From BBC Jan. 12, 2025

As they sat around the fire, the camel drivers exchanged information about windstorms, and told stories about the desert.

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho




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