windstorm

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Recent Examples of windstorm Laurie was on the freeway, driving back to Las Flores from her job at the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, when her daughter Amber texted her that the electricity in their house had gone out because of a windstorm that had picked up that morning. Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025 The utility periodically shuts off power before windstorms to reduce the chance that its power lines and other equipment will spark a wildfire. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025 Winds are expected to be strong but, as has been expected for days, significantly weaker than last week’s historic windstorms that fueled the rapid spread of the Palisades and Eaton fires, among the most destructive in modern California history. Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025 If the bill passes, Citizens will become responsible for covering all windstorm damages in the state. Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for windstorm
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Noun
  • If weather forecasting is privatized, would tornado warnings, hurricane tracking, and flood alerts become available only to paying customers?
    Sweta Chakraborty, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
  • The National Weather Service reported at least one tornado overnight in Alabama, and tornado warnings were issued in multiple states.
    Joe Hernandez, NPR, 17 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Spanish soccer giant Real Madrid announced a huge KO injury blow which Cope - citing anonymous sources - expects to sideline the first team starting player in question for around two months.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Of course, Seidler likely didn’t envision the franchise would lose its local TV partner, dealing a financial blow.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • According to Anderson, the combination of gale force winds and heavy snow from recent storms can cause weaker snow surfaces to collapse.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2025
  • That’s about 1,000 times more powerful than the gales that buffet Mt. Washington in New Hampshire — one of the windiest places on Earth.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Charlotte saw lows in the teens and 20s much of the week, and some mountain counties plummeted into single digits after dark, with wind chills below zero and 45-mph gusts. Stay Safe on Icy Roads!
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Wind gusts of up to 30 mph and pea-sized hail (0.25 inches) are predicted.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Hilaria touches on the media tempest surrounding her accent, reiterating that she was raised bilingual.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Prior to the Rust shooting, the tempest that most plagued the Baldwins was the lingering public confusion over Hilaria’s ethnicity.
    Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Noun
  • Regions around the Great Lakes, especially, could see cold winds and snow showers and squalls Monday night through Tuesday morning.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Jade Jackson Snow showers have arrived in Central Indiana and are expected to remain through 8 p.m. Snow squalls are expected with Indianapolis being heavily impacted.
    Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Dec. 2024

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“Windstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windstorm. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.

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