windstorms

noun

Definition of windstormsnext
plural of windstorm
as in tornadoes

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  1. tornadoes
  2. gales
  3. gusts
  4. tempests
  5. winds
Noun
  • The storms could to persist in the region through the weekend, threatening additional rainfall, hail and possible tornadoes across Louisiana and Alabama.
    Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Damaging winds and a few tornadoes will be possible.
    Max Golembo, ABC News, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of tornadoes
Noun
  • Winter gales and ice were a constant threat.
    Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Nuclear power plants have increasingly been seen as a carbon pollution-free source of electricity that can fill in for solar and wind farms when the sun sets and gales weaken.
    Justine Calma, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of gales
Noun
  • The forecast says snow, freezing rain, and sleet might come late afternoon, as well as wind with gusts as high as 24 mph and temperatures in the 30s.
    Natalie Davies, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Wind gusts could reach 40 mph, which combined with plummeting temperatures will mean wind chill temperatures in the teens, according to AccuWeather.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of gusts
Noun
  • The force of the collision pushed up mountains three miles high; millions of years of tempests wore them down.
    Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Hwang seems to be suggesting that a line can indeed be drawn from the cultural tempests – too easily dismissed as matters of political correctness – to the real-world tragedies and obscenities that send innocent men to jail and early graves.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of tempests
Noun
  • The Palisades and Eaton fires were burning out of control in Los Angeles County as ferocious winds fueled the fast-moving blazes.
    Russell Lewis, NPR, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The region remains under severe red flag warnings as dry, unpredictable and strong offshore winds pick up across the region.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of winds
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