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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

“His voice is like a thunderstorm, and his hands know every secret hidden deep beneath the cool, dark earth.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss