thunderstorm

Example Sentences

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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

One does wonder how the actors fishing while swapping such insipid dialogue don’t cross their leaders and spend most of the time untangling, before flying their plane into the middle of a Rocky Mountain thunderstorm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 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

Mist whirls throughout the air, wetting my face and arms, like I’m in the middle of a pocket-sized thunderstorm.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer