thunder and lightning
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Four of the first 21 games faced waits ranging from 40 minutes to two-and-a-half hours for thunder and lightning storms and heavy rain.
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2025
The storms have brought significant thunder and lightning but generally have been accompanied by light rainfall, a tenth of an inch or less.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2025
Warm temperatures allow the atmosphere to hold more humidity, and that humidity is a prerequisite for building clouds—specifically, the tall, menacing cumulonimbus clouds that produce thunder and lightning.
From National Geographic • Sep. 12, 2023
It warned of so-called dry storms - thunder and lightning without rainfall - in many parts of the country.
From Reuters • Aug. 9, 2023
For a second, Sefia swore she saw storms, great roiling clouds rolling with thunder, and lightning cracking overhead.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
