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thunderstorm

[thuhn-der-stawrm] / ˈθʌn dərˌstɔrm /


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To this day I can’t shake a three-sentence description of birds driven onto cholla thorns by the winds of a thunderstorm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Earlier analysis by BBC Verify found there was an active thunderstorm near the airport shortly before the crash, with winds gusting up to 26 knots.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

The stakes go far beyond daily routines or vacation itineraries; small businesses lose out on potential foot traffic and revenue whenever a thunderstorm icon appears, even if it’s bright and sunny outside.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

She emerged from the reggaeton thunderstorm that hijacked the planet, but then guided it smoothly into a different aesthetic territory, far away from the movement’s misogynistic toxicity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

The music room is booming now, as loud as a thunderstorm.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

The weather service’s Los Angeles-Oxnard office is estimating a 30% to 40% chance of thunderstorms, with widespread minor flooding and debris flow concerns in L.A. and Ventura counties.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

The light from occasional thunderstorms often provides the only illumination.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

The findings suggest that thunderstorms developing near the lower level circulation may play a more active role in storm organization than simply serving as a visible sign that strengthening is underway.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

Precipitation peaks in winter, potentially bringing flooding and coastal erosion to California and severe thunderstorms to Gulf states.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

That pretty much took the joy out of prancing around in thunderstorms.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass


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