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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Chicago started the last Monday morning of 2025 with nasty wind and snow, a day after a roller coaster weather day that involved fog, rain, thunderstorms, and even a tornado warning in Kankakee County and parts of Northwest Indiana.
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Laura Bannon, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
As if a blizzard weren’t enough, the storm’s cold front also sparked a line of severe thunderstorms Sunday afternoon and evening, with damaging winds and a few tornadoes reported in parts of Illinois, including one that destroyed structures just outside of Decatur.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
The Central, Southern United States A stretch of record-high temperatures across the Central and Southern United States will end abruptly as a wave of arctic chill rushes in Sunday afternoon and evening, creating a round of powerful thunderstorms.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 28 Dec. 2025
Earlier in the night, showers and thunderstorms will hit before becoming cloudy after midnight.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 28 Dec. 2025
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Laura Bannon, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
As if a blizzard weren’t enough, the storm’s cold front also sparked a line of severe thunderstorms Sunday afternoon and evening, with damaging winds and a few tornadoes reported in parts of Illinois, including one that destroyed structures just outside of Decatur.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
The Central, Southern United States A stretch of record-high temperatures across the Central and Southern United States will end abruptly as a wave of arctic chill rushes in Sunday afternoon and evening, creating a round of powerful thunderstorms.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 28 Dec. 2025
Earlier in the night, showers and thunderstorms will hit before becoming cloudy after midnight.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 28 Dec. 2025
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“Thunderstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thunderstorm. Accessed 2 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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