violent storm

noun

Updated on: 20 Apr 2018

Definition of violent storm

: storm 1c(1) — see Beaufort Scale Table

Recent Examples of violent storm from the Web

Her 16-second video has racked up 66,000 views as news outlets around the nation have reported on the violent storms that hit the region.

— mark price, charlotteobserver, "'I literally thought we were going to die,' NC woman films close call with likely tornado | Charlotte Observer," 16 Apr. 2018
The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway was closed in both directions Saturday morning (April 14) as violent storms moved across southeast Louisiana.

— maria clark, NOLA.com, "Causeway bridge closed both directions for severe weather," 14 Apr. 2018
But when a violent storm broke out during the day, the event had to be abandoned again.

— katherine blunt, Houston Chronicle, "3,000 cyclists descend on downtown for Houston event," 18 Mar. 2018
However, Murphy received sharp criticism from Republican state lawmakers earlier in the week for not declaring a state of emergency before March 2’s violent storm.

— caitlin mccabe, Philly.com, "New Jersey Gov. Murphy: JCP&L's response to storm outages is 'embarrassing and unacceptable'," 10 Mar. 2018
Others were dealing with the unpleasant results of a violent storm.

— CBS News, "Wind chill advisories up as arctic air pushes across the country," 5 Jan. 2018
The event is still haunted by the tragic 1998 edition, when a violent storm decimated the fleet on the second day.

— rob hodgetts, CNN, "Sydney to Hobart race 2017: 5 things to know about sailing's offshore classic," 22 Dec. 2017
Marcel Honoré of the Honolulu Star Adviser reports that in 2015, the Hōkūleʻa was caught up in a violent storm off the coast of Mozambique.

— brigit katz, Smithsonian, "Traditional Polynesian Vessel to Complete Round-the-World Journey," 16 June 2017
The Esmeralda, which plunged into the Indian Ocean during a violent storm, never made it home.

— brigit katz, Smithsonian, "Rare Mariner’s Astrolabe Found in Shipwreck Near Oman," 27 Oct. 2017

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