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lightning storm

NOUN
electrical storm
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Farther north in Stanislaus County, a grass fire broke out early Tuesday shortly after a lightning storm passed through the region.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025

The plume produced the most intense lightning storm ever seen, with 2,600 flashes per minute at its peak and totaling about 192,000 flashes over the course of 11 hours.

From Scientific American • Jun. 21, 2023

The January 2022 eruption of an underwater volcano in Tonga produced the most extreme lightning storm ever recorded.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 21, 2023

We needed clear skies to make the star field photographs, and I needed to avoid camping above the tree line in a lightning storm.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2023

It was as if a lightning storm had settled over her, and they wanted no part of it.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo