monsoons

plural of monsoon

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Noun
  • Intense downpours, hail and thunderstorms continued Thursday, with the weather service issuing tornado watches or warnings for parts of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri and Wisconsin.
    CBS News, CBS News, 12 June 2026
  • Storms may start early in the afternoon and continue through the remainder of the evening into early Thursday, bringing with them threats of damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes, heavy downpours and flooding.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • The storm, which hit the New York area in October, 2012, unlocked billions of dollars in resilience spending, with hurricanes, rather than heat waves or cloudbursts, as the focus.
    Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The whole experience tasted of the sea and the end of summer, punctuated by soft little cloudbursts on the palate.
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Wednesday’s most concerning threat will roar to life in the afternoon, but some potent storms will bubble up in the morning too in parts of southern Minnesota and eastern Iowa.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
  • This first round of storms will contribute to an increasing flash flood threat across the region.
    Albert Ramon, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • Spotty rainstorms will move across both Miami-Dade and Broward counties on Wednesday afternoon and evening.
    Scott Withers, CBS News, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Ongoing rainstorms and flood warnings didn't deter a room full of stars from showing up to celebrate the powerful and multifaceted women in Hollywood fighting for a more equitable industry.
    Pamela Avila, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • About 100,000 thunderstorms rumble across the United States each year, but just 10% intensify into a severe thunderstorm, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
    Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026
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