windstorm

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, the outdated grid in central Kentucky left thousands without power for days after a windstorm last month.

From Salon

It’s amazing, and somewhat sad, to think about how many historic snowstorms and windstorms, not to mention diseases, this tree withstood over the past century, only to meet its Waterloo in the Arlington-Washington 2021 tornado.

From Washington Post

Summer windstorms that blow dry limbs across “hot” power lines are a known hazard, often predictable.

From Seattle Times

Especially if you live where tree limbs often knock out power in windstorms, you might want to invest in a battery backup for the sump pump.

From Washington Post

Those wires and poles introduce risks from windstorms, floods and fires—all rising because of climate change—and township after township routinely fights expansion plans: “Not in my backyard.”

From Scientific American