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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Third tropical system also being watched by NHC A small area of low pressure located about 1,200 miles southwest of the Azores (yellow x on the above map) is producing limited showers and thunderstorms on Aug. 21, the hurricane center said.
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2025
The order was issued on Thursday at the start of a late summer heat wave that’s expected to last through Sunday and could involve thunderstorms in mountains.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
The other tropical wave farther east had a concentrated area of showers and thunderstorms located several hundred miles southwest of the Cape Verde Islands, but lacking closed surface circulation.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2025
The order was issued on Thursday at the start of a late summer heat wave that’s expected to last through Sunday and could involve thunderstorms in mountains.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
The other tropical wave farther east had a concentrated area of showers and thunderstorms located several hundred miles southwest of the Cape Verde Islands, but lacking closed surface circulation.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Thunderstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thunderstorm. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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thunderstorm
noun
thun·der·storm
-ˌstȯ(ə)rm 
: a storm accompanied by lightning and thunder
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