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 Most of San Antonio was under a severe thunderstorm watch from early evening until about 11 p.m. — Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, "Photos: San Antonians share images of hail as big as baseballs," 4 May 2021 The Alabama counties in the severe thunderstorm watch are: Autauga, Bibb, Chilton, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Jefferson, Lowndes, Montgomery, Perry, Shelby, Walker, Marion, Winston, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marengo, Pickens, Sumter and Tuscaloosa. — Leigh Morgan, al, "Enhanced risk for severe weather in Alabama today; severe thunderstorm watch issued," 9 Apr. 2021 There is still a severe thunderstorm watch for eastern Tennessee until 9 a.m. on Sunday morning as well. — ABC News, "Severe weather brings major flash flooding, tornadoes South as threat moves east," 28 Mar. 2021 The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for North Texas that will remain in effect through 6 p.m. Sunday. — Dallas News, "Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Dallas-Fort Worth," 28 Feb. 2021 Not every place in downtown Mobile is good enough that people will take wet al fresco seating a few minutes after a thunderstorm and be glad to get it. — al, "Beloved Mobile bistro closing as family’s new venture booms," 20 Apr. 2021 Before humans arrived in California, the chaparral only burned periodically, for instance when a thunderstorm rolled through, creating lightning but no rain to drench any ignitions. — Matt Simon, Wired, "The Humble Shrub That’s Predicting a Terrible Fire Season," 15 Apr. 2021 The show began about 30 minutes late because of a thunderstorm that rolled through the area a couple of hours before the show was to begin. — Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, "Wrestlemania 37 results, Night 1: Bad Bunny steals the show," 11 Apr. 2021 Even so, the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center issued a special early afternoon bulletin indicating that a severe thunderstorm or tornado watch is likely (60 percent chance) for the region. — Washington Post, "Strong to severe storms likely late this afternoon and early evening," 28 Mar. 2021

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