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windstorm

noun

Definition of windstorm

as in tornado

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Recent Examples of windstorm Xcel’s first preemptive shutoff affected 55,000 customers ahead of a 2024 windstorm. — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2026 Flood zones and windstorm insurance costs feed into the debt calculation, and on Miami Beach or in low-lying neighborhoods those premiums can move the numbers as much as the interest rate does. — Karen Koehler, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026 On Good Friday in March of 1913, a massive windstorm blew over Indianapolis before heavy rains on Easter Sunday and Monday soaked the ground, causing the White River, Fall Creek and Eagle Creek to overflow. — Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 20 Aug. 2026 Connie is blown quite literally into Martinez’s Paul during a New York City windstorm, which was accomplished with a machine far more powerful than a simple fan, Lyne said at the Academy Museum screening. — Rance Collins, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for windstorm

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Noun

Still, the state's tornado risk is typically higher during El Niño years.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
While tornado activity is most prominent in the springtime, autumn can bring a secondary peak — and the twisters can be even stronger and more dangerous.

— Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of tornado

Noun

There are really no blows to be given him but defensive ones.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
The tragedy deals a fresh blow to Sánchez’ left-wing government, which has already faced corruption scandals, protests over housing affordability and the Ceuta mass migrant crossing earlier this year.

— Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of blow

Noun

With unpredictable subpolar gales and zero heavy manufacturing on the island, a conventional build would have dragged out across four or five years.

— Liam Hess, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
The gale warning has expired, but the small craft advisory remains in effect for boaters along the Atlantic waters and Keys waters.

— Bri Buckley, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of gale

Noun

The agency said wind gusts peaked at 84 mph (135 kph) in Argyll and Bute in Scotland.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
At one point a super typhoon and one of the strongest storms in the Pacific this year, Champi was still packing gusts of around 119 mph near its center, according to Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration (CWA).

— Reuters, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

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