windstorm
noun
wind·storm
ˈwin(d)-ˌstȯrm 
: a storm marked by high wind with little or no precipitation
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Overall, fire insurance is becoming as expensive and unpredictable as the natural disasters — not just wildfires but also hail and windstorms — that are driving up rate increases.
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Dave Marston, The Denver Post, 11 June 2024
Restoring power to hospitals and nursing homes was a priority throughout the windstorm, wrote Xcel Energy spokesperson Tyler Bryant in an email.
—Kate Ruder, CNN, 11 June 2024
In a New York Times column this week, Goodell focused on last month’s windstorm in Houston that knocked out power for nearly a million customers.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
And last summer, a windstorm knocked down a tree limb, hit the top of their home and left a gash in the roof.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2024
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Dave Marston, The Denver Post, 11 June 2024
Restoring power to hospitals and nursing homes was a priority throughout the windstorm, wrote Xcel Energy spokesperson Tyler Bryant in an email.
—Kate Ruder, CNN, 11 June 2024
In a New York Times column this week, Goodell focused on last month’s windstorm in Houston that knocked out power for nearly a million customers.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
And last summer, a windstorm knocked down a tree limb, hit the top of their home and left a gash in the roof.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2024
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windstorm
noun
wind·storm
-ˌstȯ(ə)rm
: a storm with strong wind and little or no rain
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