thunderstorm
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In August 2025, a Crew-11 launch was scrubbed at T-minus 1 minute due to cloud cover and a small thunderstorm near Cape Canaveral violating weather safety criteria.
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, fire authorities said.
From Barron's • Jan. 9, 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 National Weather Service in Oxnard said.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025
The way you could watch a thunderstorm brewing across the ocean and find it lovely.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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