windstorm

Example Sentences

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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

Your trailer got blown away in the windstorm?

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2025

"Explain to me how a single windstorm removed our ability to talk to Ares 3."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir