windstorm

noun

Definition of windstormnext
as in tornado

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Recent Examples of windstorm 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 Nine years ago, after paying off his mortgage, Baez decided to go without windstorm insurance altogether. — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 6 June 2026 In reality, flood insurance must be purchased separately from both homeowners and hurricane windstorm policies. — Larry Seward, CBS News, 1 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for windstorm
Recent Examples of Synonyms for windstorm
  1. tornado
  2. blow
  3. gale
  4. gust
  5. tempest
  6. squall
Noun
  • Investigators found damaged trees along Rock Branch Road, before the tornado crossed Highway 212 and snapped or uprooted numerous trees along the southward slope of Shelton Laurel Creek and toward Cutshall Town Road.
    — Joe Marusak July 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
  • Marks began his effort to get these sirens years ago after a tornado struck the town in 2018.
    — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of tornado
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  • After Torres broke a tie with a two-run shot in the fifth, Clark delivered his big blow the following inning.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • That was a massive blow, and losing speedy rookie wide receiver Chris Brazzell to another knee injury Wednesday didn’t help, either.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of blow
Noun
  • The blaze raged through pine forests and scrubland through the weekend, whipped by gale force winds that often prevented water-dropping planes from operating.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Winds cripple aerial firefighting Nearly 500 firefighters and 23 aircraft were deployed, but gale-force winds drove flames through dry forest and crippled the response, preventing some aircraft from reaching the sea to collect water.
    — Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of gale
Noun
  • The crash occurred as the helicopter crews were helping to battle two fires that ignited on Saturday morning and spread rapidly amid strong wind gusts, prompting evacuations in the Boeotia and Attica regions, officials said.
    — Dada Jovanovic, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Flames spread through western Attica, the region around Athens, threatening communities and an industrial district outside Megara as violent gusts prevented firefighting aircraft from collecting water from the sea.
    — Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of gust
Noun
  • Cusk, best known for her trilogy of largely plotless novels, has gotten embroiled in a tabloid tempest involving a Hollywood icon precisely because of her new book's plot.
    — Colin Dwyer, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
  • But the tempest over his future is pushing the rest of the Republican Party to a breaking point.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 3 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
Definition of squall

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