windstorm
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The agency has advised residents to stay in the lower levels of their home during the windstorm and to avoid windows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026
This latest windstorm brought gusts from the north to northeast; in a typical Santa Ana wind event, they come from the east to northeast, said weather service meteorologist Rose Schoenfeld.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
Google said Monday it is partnering with NextEra Energy to reopen the Duane Arnold Energy Center, a nuclear plant that closed five years ago after damage from a windstorm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
Before that it was Storm Eowyn in January, the most powerful windstorm in the UK for over a decade with gusts of over 135mph.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2025
I felt tears collecting behind my own eyes like sand in a windstorm.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
Currently, there is no clear evidence of an increase or decrease in the number or intensity of windstorms.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2025
A portion of the sales for each $20 shirt will be used to fund cleanup efforts from the windstorms and assist the newly homeless population of L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2025
Those peak gusts are expected to be weaker compared with last week’s historic windstorms, but will still be strong, particularly in Ventura County.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2025
Dillon had faced windstorms before, and had seen smoke in the mountains, but this time felt different.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2025
It came from the direction of the mountains, flying low and kicking up dust in a dozen separate windstorms in its wake.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
