Thesaurus results for RAIN SQUALL

rainsquall

noun

Definition of rainsquall

as in weather

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Recent Examples of rainsquall The night brought rain squalls and heavy seas, but Sunday dawned fair. — Donald Millus, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025 But an unexpected rain squall hit and by the time Lavis and Szczerbowski returned, the prop was warped out of shape. — John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Jan. 2026 Tiny clouds on the distant skyline can slowly grow into towering thunderheads, or a rain squall moving in from the coast directed by the whim of the wind. — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2023 On one repost of the feed to its Twitter account, viewers can see the rocket disappear from view as rain squall from the hurricane moves across the space center. — Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2022

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Noun

Pop-up afternoon and evening thunderstorms are possible each day due to the heat and humidity but no organized weather systems expected over the next few days.

— Bill Kelly, CBS News, 1 July 2026
The jet stream is a highway of air at high altitudes which steers weather systems.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 1 July 2026

Definition of weather

Noun

Rick Schwartz pointed to previous outages that have already affected zoo operations, including a multi-day power loss during this year’s February ice storm, saying additional demand on the grid could complicate care for the animals.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
But similar bills under such circumstances in previous years have cleared that process, such as what was done in response to a March 2025 ice storm.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 15 May 2026

Definition of ice storm

Noun

The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.

— STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 July 2026
More than 72 million were under severe thunderstorm watches on Saturday, according to federal forecasters, with the unsettled cells capable of producing winds 65 mph and greater, as well as quarter-sized hail.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 5 July 2026

Definition of thunderstorm

Noun

The teak build can withstand rainstorms and wine spills, while the acrylic cushions can be wiped clean.

— Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 1 July 2026
Multiple homeowners and renters along Bear Creek in Kitteridge woke up to the sight of mud and destruction, following an overnight rainstorm that flooded parts of the town.

— Gabriela Vidal, CBS News, 26 June 2026

Definition of rainstorm

Noun

Wildfire season is just beginning in the West, but firefighting resources are already strained following a windstorm last week that sent flames racing through Great Basin states mired in drought.

— Evan Bush, NBC news, 2 July 2026
Take time now to review your homeowner’s policy, windstorm coverage and flood insurance.

— Stephen Hauptman, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2026

Definition of windstorm

Noun

What started as a typical Monday afternoon at Hiwan Golf Club in Evergreen quickly turned into a scramble for cover when a hailstorm brought golf ball-sized hail to the course.

— Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 9 June 2026
On one such patrol, dead butterflies carpeted the forest floor, frozen and hurt by a sudden hailstorm the previous day.

— Jhanisse Vaca Daza, Time, 6 June 2026

Definition of hailstorm

Noun

The storm, which hit the New York area in October, 2012, unlocked billions of dollars in resilience spending, with hurricanes, rather than heat waves or cloudbursts, as the focus.

— Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Higher temperatures allow the air to hold more moisture, and extreme rainfall events called cloudbursts are occurring more frequently.

— Elizabeth Anne Brown, Scientific American, 20 Jan. 2026

Definition of cloudburst

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