thunderstorm

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Lightning is one of the biggest risks, but it is not only the natural lightning from a thunderstorm - or cumulonimbus cloud - that forecasters will be concerned about.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Another bushfire near the small town of Walwa crackled with lightning as it radiated enough heat to form a localised thunderstorm.

From Barron's • Jan. 11, 2026

In some ways, we can do just that — even if it’s not quite as fun as watching Ted Sarandos wander around in a thunderstorm.

From Salon • Jan. 4, 2026

“This will bring enough instability to the area for a slight chance of thunderstorm development,” the weather service in Oxnard said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

Over the city, a thunderstorm boiled—a wall of absolute black with lightning streaking across the sky.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan