Thesaurus results for WINDSTORM

windstorm

noun

Definition of windstorm

as in tornado

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Recent Examples of windstorm Families here face rising property taxes, climbing windstorm and flood insurance premiums, and the everyday costs that follow both. — Eric "doc" Stelnicki, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026 The Derecho—named after a windstorm—joined examples of the marque’s Huayra Codalunga Speedster and Huayra R Tempesta at Goodwood. — Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 13 July 2026 Wildfire season is just beginning in the West, but firefighting resources are already strained following a windstorm last week that sent flames racing through Great Basin states mired in drought. — Evan Bush, NBC news, 2 July 2026 Bass accused Crowley of leadership failures during the January 2025 windstorm that led to the deadly Palisades fire, and also accused her of refusing to prepare an after-action report on the firefight. — City News Service, Daily News, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for windstorm

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Noun

The two tornadoes started as tornadic waterspouts and were spotted off the coast of Far Rockaway and in Atlantic Beach on Long Island as Thursday’s torrential rain forced officials to close highways across the city.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026
Photos and video shared on social media show debris thrown in the air and pummeling rain as a possible tornado touched down at Atlantic Beach on Long Island's outer barrier.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of tornado

Noun

Ferran Torres Torres was not the first-choice striker for Spain at the World Cup, but that did not stop him from landing the decisive blow after his team-mates had spent 106 minutes dominating Argentina without a breakthrough.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
But the federal agency that has required companies to collect and report demographic workforce data since 1966 is now working to end that practice, a move some critics say would be a huge blow to civil rights enforcement.

— Mirtha Donastorg, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of blow

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Just over two weeks later, a storm with gale-force winds struck, and Halliburton, his partner Paul Mooney, and roughly 12 crewmen disappeared without a trace.

— Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2026
Our arrival in the Madawaska River country of eastern Ontario, near Combermere, was noteworthy only for the snow flurries and marrow-chilling gales that howled down from Hudson Bay to greet us.

— HARRY H. EDEL, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of gale

Noun

Wind gusts nearing 20 mph are expected to start off the work week, followed by storms later on.

— The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Sun, 23 Aug. 2026
Wind gusts of up to 30 mph were reported in the Reno area and gusts up to 40 mph were reported on Saturday in the mountainous areas and on downslopes where the Hawk Fire is burning.

— Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of gust

Noun

Last Friday, Jason Arday was found dead in his home in London amid a media tempest dissecting his backstory.

— Raven Smith, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026
Afterward, the society picks itself up, recognizes the excesses, and regrets them—though too late for those caught in the tempest.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of tempest

Noun

But in the squall of war, Etna’s talents also beget inexorable demands.

— Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
What had once been a possible squall on the horizon, another dose of unpredict-able Pacara weather, now felt like a credible threat; the clouds had begun to travel.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 27 July 2026

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