storm cloud
noun
: a dark cloud which shows that a storm is coming
—sometimes used figuratively
Economic storm clouds loom on the horizon.
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The scientific community long assumed that to understand how lightning works, one needed a massive storm cloud.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2026
In contrast, a tornado is created when a violently rotating column of air forms, extending all the way from the base of the storm cloud to the ground.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
In a microburst, a storm cloud dumps cool air and rain straight down, like water from a broken awning.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
As audiences sit beneath that storm cloud until next week’s episode, Oppenheimer warns that some light is on the way.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 13 Jan. 2026
The brilliantly blue bolt can be seen illuminating the inside of a storm cloud above the historic city, but glimpses like these can go far beyond simply illustrating lightning’s grandeur.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Jan. 2026
Is this impending storm cloud trying to rain on your parade?
—Usa Today, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
The original 30-meter-long, 15-meter-high installation, a black storm cloud representing the threat of global conflict, was ominously destroyed by a violent dust storm on the first day of the festival.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
That is until the evening on the veranda with the storm cloud mirroring the sunset.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 16 July 2025
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2026
In contrast, a tornado is created when a violently rotating column of air forms, extending all the way from the base of the storm cloud to the ground.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
In a microburst, a storm cloud dumps cool air and rain straight down, like water from a broken awning.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
As audiences sit beneath that storm cloud until next week’s episode, Oppenheimer warns that some light is on the way.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 13 Jan. 2026
The brilliantly blue bolt can be seen illuminating the inside of a storm cloud above the historic city, but glimpses like these can go far beyond simply illustrating lightning’s grandeur.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Jan. 2026
Is this impending storm cloud trying to rain on your parade?
—Usa Today, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
The original 30-meter-long, 15-meter-high installation, a black storm cloud representing the threat of global conflict, was ominously destroyed by a violent dust storm on the first day of the festival.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
That is until the evening on the veranda with the storm cloud mirroring the sunset.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 16 July 2025
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“Storm cloud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/storm%20cloud. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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