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

Investigators hope it will help them determine how the Palisades fire ignited, the exact point of origin, and how, during a massive windstorm, it raced from the hills to the ocean.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2025

Twig sighed up a windstorm, keeping her eyes on her bike.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller