Examples of thunderstorm in a Sentence
There are thunderstorms in the forecast.
The weather service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning.
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Isolated non-severe thunderstorms are possible in the afternoon and evening.
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Bill Kelly, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
That timing could allow showers and thunderstorms to begin developing in Austin around midday.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
And forecasters are calling for a warm, windy Saturday in Charlotte, with a 50 percent chance of rain and the possibility of a thunderstorm.
—Joseph Person, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Extreme weather events, which ranged from severe thunderstorms to hurricanes to wildfires, killed at least 492 people and impacted large swaths of the country.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2026
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Bill Kelly, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
That timing could allow showers and thunderstorms to begin developing in Austin around midday.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
And forecasters are calling for a warm, windy Saturday in Charlotte, with a 50 percent chance of rain and the possibility of a thunderstorm.
—Joseph Person, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Extreme weather events, which ranged from severe thunderstorms to hurricanes to wildfires, killed at least 492 people and impacted large swaths of the country.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Thunderstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thunderstorm. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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thunderstorm
noun
thun·der·storm
-ˌstȯ(ə)rm 
: a storm accompanied by lightning and thunder
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