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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

The tornado, which had peak winds of about 100 mph, snapped tree branches, damaged the roof of the Keyes Community Center and collapsed a wall, according to a damage survey report from the National Weather Service.

— Adela Suliman, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2026
Damaging winds are the primary threat, but a few tornadoes are also possible.

— Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of tornado

Noun

New York landing Oklahoma State’s Drew Mestemaker — who has emerged as the draft’s top quarterback prospect — would be a painful blow to Miami, though the Jets have a long tradition of screwing up young QBs.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
From there, both teams were trading blows, and the lead, on the scoreboard.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 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

Winds will turn easterly on Saturday and pick up some with peak gusts of 20-30 mph in some cases, the NWS stated.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
During the strong El Niño of 2016, a brutal northeast blizzard produced over 30 inches of snow and 60 mph wind gusts.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026

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