thunderstorm
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A yellow thunderstorm warning has been issued by the Met Office for parts of Northern Ireland on Tuesday.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
While thunderstorms are common in the region of this fire, thunderstorm conditions after three successive heatwaves is a new combination.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Some worked 30-hour shifts in triple-digit heat and a flash heavy thunderstorm Friday evening as the celebration continued into the early hours of Saturday morning, keeping personnel on site through sunrise.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
And, during the group stage here, France’s win over Iraq in Philadelphia was delayed for 2 hours and 11 minutes because of a major thunderstorm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
The smell was familiar, the one he had smelled when he crawled out from under the bush, after the thunderstorm, fresh and cool, but sweet-rotten, too, from the soil and the leaf-mould.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
Thor for thunderstorms, shrieking Sirens to explain shipwrecks, the abduction of Persephone the reason behind the bleakness of winter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
On Wednesday, locals were hoping that thunderstorms in the forecast would help firefighters’ efforts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
This should bring a greater chance of rain, showers and thunderstorms, even to southern regions, with precipitation amounts closer to normal.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
What’s the best route to drive from Detroit to New York this weekend dodging thunderstorms and without losing cell service?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 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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Physical Geography - Introductory
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