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 blaze was so intense that it stirred up a localised thunderstorm, fire authorities said.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 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

Then one night a thunderstorm swept it and the beavers downstream.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Though he was strapped in tightly by various belts across his torso and lap, the young jackalope still shut his eyes and wailed as the plane shook and rattled during a small thunderstorm.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova