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Recent Examples of sandstorm
In the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa, the famous skies were veiled by a freak sandstorm from the Sahara.
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IEEE Spectrum, 16 Sep. 2025
Haboob is an Arabic word for a violent dust storm or sandstorm.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Sand Vision is made to give the driver better visibility during a sandstorm.
—New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2025
Blending documentary and fiction, the film tells the story of Mongolian herders Davaasuren Dagvasuren and Otgonzaya Dashzeveg who make the difficult decision to leave their homelands after the arrival of a powerful and destructive sandstorm, a situation made worse by the climate crisis.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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IEEE Spectrum, 16 Sep. 2025
Haboob is an Arabic word for a violent dust storm or sandstorm.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Sand Vision is made to give the driver better visibility during a sandstorm.
—New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2025
Blending documentary and fiction, the film tells the story of Mongolian herders Davaasuren Dagvasuren and Otgonzaya Dashzeveg who make the difficult decision to leave their homelands after the arrival of a powerful and destructive sandstorm, a situation made worse by the climate crisis.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandstorm
Noun
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Every chemical-free choice means fewer synthetic substances washing into local storm drains, waterways, and soil during the next rainstorm.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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The new radar system can also track smoke from wildfires and provide more detailed information about typical rainstorms, improving the accuracy of forecasts.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Overall, across the West, unsettled weather is expected early in the month, NOAA's Weather Prediction Center (WPC) said.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Three people were killed when a tour helicopter broke apart near Honolulu in April 2019, and that December seven people died - including three children - when one crashed in turbulent weather near the famed Na Pali Coast.—
JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Several rain and thunderstorm chances are expected.—
Ray Petelin,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Just as the weather was starting to warm up, a cold front is expected to pass through northern Illinois and northwest Indiana this afternoon creating conditions for a severe thunderstorm category three out of five, the National Weather Service said.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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The night of a severe windstorm on March 13, Public Works supervisor Doug Chmiel was clearing the road for emergency vehicles when he was struck by a falling tree limb.—
Alysia Burgio,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Strong winds can make travel difficult, the advisory warned, urging residents to take extra caution, including watching for falling debris and trees and, in high-wind warning zones, remaining in the lower levels of their home during a windstorm and avoiding windows.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Central Texas hailstorm brings baseball-sized hail Supercell thunderstorms frequently cause severe hailstorms that produce large, damaging hail due to their powerful, rotating updrafts.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Mar. 2026
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The March to May forecast also calls for several hailstorms over much of Oklahoma, with the Panhandle excluded.—
Isa Almeida,
Oklahoman,
27 Feb. 2026
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Higher temperatures allow the air to hold more moisture, and extreme rainfall events called cloudbursts are occurring more frequently.—
Elizabeth Anne Brown,
Scientific American,
20 Jan. 2026
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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
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In a sudden forecast turnabout, metro Detroit went from April thundershowers and tornado warnings one day to a warm, sunny day the next, with temperatures in the upcoming week expected to reach the 70s.—
Frank Witsil,
Detroit Free Press,
6 Apr. 2023
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Speaking under dark clouds minutes after a thundershower drenched onlookers, Ms. Truss leaned on the weather as a metaphor for the economic challenges facing Britain.—
Stephen Castle,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2022
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The studies found 49 in coastal areas are at risk from sea-level rise or storm surge from hurricanes, with many located near highly populated areas and important ecological locales like Chesapeake Bay.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), located in Switzerland, chooses hurricane names several years in advance based on strict criteria.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Sandstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandstorm. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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