windstorm
noun
wind·storm
ˈwin(d)-ˌstȯrm 
: a storm marked by high wind with little or no precipitation
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If the bill passes, Citizens will become responsible for covering all windstorm damages in the state.
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Forecasters described the coming windstorm as a once-every-five-to-10-years calamity.
—Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Major evacuated to a hotel in Arcadia with her dad on Tuesday, January 7th, when the hurricane-force Santa Ana windstorms knocked out power and started to pick up and blow things off of the roof of her house.
—Keyaira Kelly, refinery29.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Molly Sharp, a web designer who lives just a few blocks from the Arco, evacuated last week to a friend’s house across town with her teenage son as the deafening windstorm bore down on the neighborhood.
—Ken Bensinger, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Forecasters described the coming windstorm as a once-every-five-to-10-years calamity.
—Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Major evacuated to a hotel in Arcadia with her dad on Tuesday, January 7th, when the hurricane-force Santa Ana windstorms knocked out power and started to pick up and blow things off of the roof of her house.
—Keyaira Kelly, refinery29.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Molly Sharp, a web designer who lives just a few blocks from the Arco, evacuated last week to a friend’s house across town with her teenage son as the deafening windstorm bore down on the neighborhood.
—Ken Bensinger, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Windstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windstorm. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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windstorm
noun
wind·storm
-ˌstȯ(ə)rm
: a storm with strong wind and little or no rain
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