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windstorm

[wind-stawrm] / ˈwɪndˌstɔrm /


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This latest windstorm brought gusts from the north to northeast; in a typical Santa Ana wind event, they come from the east to northeast, said weather service meteorologist Rose Schoenfeld.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025

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

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

Twig sighed up a windstorm, keeping her eyes on her bike.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

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 ● Aug. 31, 2025

A portion of the sales for each $20 shirt will be used to fund cleanup efforts from the windstorms and assist the newly homeless population of L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 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

Flaws and irregularities told how the trees endured fires and lightning strikes and windstorms and infestations and yet continued to grow.

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


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