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windstorms

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plural of windstorm

as in tornadoes

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The storm is forecast to bring flooding rain, strong winds, storm surge, and possible tornadoes to the region.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
More funding came in May of that year after tornadoes tore through a vast swath of Kentucky and resulted in at least 19 deaths.

— Ruby Grisin, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of tornadoes

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New York’s summer weather has been a trial and a tribulation, intense heat — temperatures reached over 100 degrees in Central Park on the hottest day in July — alternating with gales and floods.

— Matthew Schneier, Curbed, 27 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 gales

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Their failure was perceived as part of a pattern of significant blows to union power during the Reagan era.

— Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026
Zeller sets this up ably by incorporating the sledgehammer blows of the builder hired by Toby into percussive passages of Volker Bertelmann’s ominous score.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of blows

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Thunderstorms on Monday also brought heavy rain and strong wind gusts in Tucson, Arizona, prompting water rescues.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
Relative humidity values are between 10-20% Monday, with the strongest wind gusts occurring north of Sacramento this morning and midday.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of gusts

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At 4,109 acres and 25% contained, some growth is possible today as these northerly winds will be present.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Every morning, before surfers paddled out, the longtime Venice resident described swells, winds and surf conditions to his followers, becoming for some the town’s trusted surf chronicler.

— Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of winds

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In Homer’s Odyssey, the Greek hero Odysseus must overcome tempests, temptations, mythical monsters, and divine wrath to sail home to the island of Ithaca after the Trojan War.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026
One version of the nation’s history anchors itself in the efforts to navigate those tempests, to better the imperfect tools bequeathed to us by imperfect men.

— Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 4 May 2026

Definition of tempests

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