THUNDERSTORM Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

thunderstorm

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Definition of thunderstorm

as in weather

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Recent Examples of thunderstorm The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead. — Kansas City Star Weather Bot, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026 The Weather Prediction Center has issued a Level 1 flash flood risk because of the thunderstorms. — Scott Withers, CBS News, 20 June 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 Forecasters warned that a thunderstorm could bring wind gusts of between 40 and 50 mph, National Weather Service Senior Meteorologist Chuck Caracozza said. — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 21 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for thunderstorm

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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

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In a sudden forecast turnabout, metro Detroit went from April thundershowers and tornado warnings one day to a warm, sunny day the next, with temperatures in the upcoming week expected to reach the 70s.

— Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2023
Low pressure at both the upper level of the atmosphere and near the surface keep the chance of occasional showers (maybe a thundershower) and cooler temperatures around through Tuesday.

— Molly Robey, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2022

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