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Recent Examples of thunderstorm
After more than a week of deadly severe thunderstorms and flooding, winter is making an unwelcome return for tens of millions in the eastern half of the United States.
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Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
Ten deaths have been recorded in Tennessee alone as a series of thunderstorms and tornadoes have battered the state over the past few days.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025
With that, thunderstorms generating heavy rainfall (with rates potentially reaching 2 to 3 inches per hour) could cause flash flooding in prone areas.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2025
Rain and possible thunderstorms are forecast throughout the weekend in the Baltimore region.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2025
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Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
Ten deaths have been recorded in Tennessee alone as a series of thunderstorms and tornadoes have battered the state over the past few days.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025
With that, thunderstorms generating heavy rainfall (with rates potentially reaching 2 to 3 inches per hour) could cause flash flooding in prone areas.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2025
Rain and possible thunderstorms are forecast throughout the weekend in the Baltimore region.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thunderstorm
Noun
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There were no known weather conditions that might have caused the crash.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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However, Naylor said weather conditions that day likely brought an abundance of small fish closer to shore.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In a sudden forecast turnabout, metro Detroit went from April thundershowers and tornado warnings one day to a warm, sunny day the next, with temperatures in the upcoming week expected to reach the 70s.—
Frank Witsil,
Detroit Free Press,
6 Apr. 2023
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Not your generic, garden-variety thundershower.—
Paul Douglas,
Star Tribune,
29 Apr. 2021
Noun
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Above-average precipitation also is expected during the same timeframe, which could ease drought conditions across the state.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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But precipitation is expected to be above average for all three states during the same time period.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Thunderstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thunderstorm. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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