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Recent Examples of rainsquall
Tiny clouds on the distant skyline can slowly grow into towering thunderheads, or a rain squall moving in from the coast directed by the whim of the wind.
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Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2023
On one repost of the feed to its Twitter account, viewers can see the rocket disappear from view as rain squall from the hurricane moves across the space center.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2022
Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2023
On one repost of the feed to its Twitter account, viewers can see the rocket disappear from view as rain squall from the hurricane moves across the space center.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rainsquall
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All of this analysis happens before the information reaches private weather apps and TV stations.—
Christine Wiedinmyer,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2025
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Various weather warnings were set to remain in place for large sections of the eastern U.S. through Thursday, as forecasters said the next winter storm could blanket wide bands of the country with upwards of 10 inches of snow.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Tough conditions for power lines, raising the specter of mass power outages like the one that took out electricity to over a million households last winter, or the 1998 ice storm that left over 4 million Canadians in the dark–some losing power for weeks.—
Brad Moon,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Hurricanes, wildfires, ice storms and heatwaves have caused widespread disruptions, highlighting the vulnerability of aging electrical grids to severe conditions.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
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Cities such as Dallas, Little Rock and Nashville will also remain warm enough to face rain and possibly thunderstorms.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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To get people interested in Lay’s potato chips, PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay will unspool a cinematic, minute-long spot all about the travails of potato farmers, complete with a raging thunderstorm, a young girl and an absence of dialogue.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
7 Feb. 2025
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Wide swaths of Southern California have seen only one significant rainstorm in more than eight months — producing for many areas a record dry start to the water year, which began Oct. 1.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2025
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There was a big rainstorm, so there would be takes that were ruined because the clouds would come in and just turn the scene into complete darkness.—
Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
30 Jan. 2025
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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
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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
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Nearly three-quarters of all Northeast snowstorms classified as Category 3 or higher on the Northeast Snowfall Impact Scale, or NESIS, from 1956 to 2022 took place in late January or early February, according to statistics from NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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During the snowstorm on January 19, they were found.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2025
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So far, there have been no reports of serious damage from the hailstorm.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
25 Dec. 2024
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Maria Review: Angelina Jolie Is Terrific (If Less Than Note-Perfect) as Tragic Diva Maria Callas Romy, of course, is risking a hailstorm — think really large stones, or smallish boulders — that could destroy her career and alienate her colleagues and her husband (Antonio Banderas).—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
24 Dec. 2024
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And with rising temperatures come rising risks: stronger hurricanes in the Atlantic, more severe cloudbursts in storms across North America, increasing drought in the Great Plains, larger wildfires in the West.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2024
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And with the climate’s rising temperature comes rising risks: stronger hurricanes in the Atlantic, more severe cloudbursts in storms across the continent, increasing drought on the Great Plains, larger wildfires in the West.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2024
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“Rainsquall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rainsquall. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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