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Recent Examples of thunderstorm
Louisville weather forecast Tuesday Showers and possibly a thunderstorm.
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Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Oct. 2025
The broad area of low pressure is producing disorganized thunderstorms and showers several hundred miles south-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands, the hurricane center said in a tropical outlook issued at 2 p.m. ET.
—James Powel, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2025
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm.
—Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
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Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Oct. 2025
The broad area of low pressure is producing disorganized thunderstorms and showers several hundred miles south-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands, the hurricane center said in a tropical outlook issued at 2 p.m. ET.
—James Powel, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2025
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm.
—Southern California Weather Report, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thunderstorm
Noun
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Cooler weather is expected to settle on southeastern Wisconsin this week.—
Steven Martinez,
jsonline.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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What is The Old Farmer's Almanac Thanksgiving 2025 weather forecast?—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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For most of the Lower Peninsula and the UP there is a slightly higher of rain while southern areas are forecast to see normal precipitation.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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With the season’s snowfall dependent on storms that happen on a day-by-day basis, some of these areas could see these wetter conditions in the form of winter precipitation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Thunderstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thunderstorm. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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