Examples of thunderstorm in a Sentence

There are thunderstorms in the forecast. The weather service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning.

Recent Examples on the Web According to the National Weather Service, there is a 100% chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm in Oxford tonight, but rain chances decrease later in the night. — Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, "Arkansas-Ole Miss start time delayed," 9 Apr. 2021 This type of thunderstorm -- supercells -- are most known for producing tornadoes, but not all of them do. — Jackson Dill And Haley Brink, CNN, "25 million people in the South threatened by severe weather Wednesday," 7 Apr. 2021 Valero Texas Open officials suspended play this morning after a thunderstorm producing heavy rain and lightning rolled into the area. — John Whisler, San Antonio Express-News, "Rain delays start of Valero Texas Open third round Saturday," 3 Apr. 2021 In every thunderstorm, regardless of intensity, lightning is occurring. — Daniel Manzo, ABC News, "How to prepare for and survive a tornado outbreak," 25 Mar. 2021 The weather service's forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms before 3 p.m., possibly a thunderstorm between 3 and 4, then a chance of showers and storms after 4 p.m. — Ayana Archie, The Courier-Journal, "Thunder, rain and 'favorable' tornado conditions. Here's what Louisville can expect and when," 25 Mar. 2021 Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms before 3 p.m., then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m., then showers and thunderstorms likely after 5 p.m. High near 68. — Sarah Brookbank, The Enquirer, "Spring storm coming: High winds, heavy rain, possible tornado threat," 24 Mar. 2021 Realistic sounding bird calls, for example, require a lot of higher pitches, whereas a thunderstorm takes deep notes to reproduce. — Benjamin Levin, CNN Underscored, "The best white noise machines of 2021," 18 Mar. 2021 Sunday offered alternating bright sunny skies and dark, heavy clouds, topped by a thunderstorm with hail. — oregonlive, "Portland metro Monday weather: cloudy with rain, high 51; region dries out, warms at end of week," 8 Mar. 2021

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