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Recent Examples of windstorm
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.
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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
Forecast models also suggest that a third windstorm is possible later next week.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
The disaster, which first developed on Jan. 7 amid a devastating Santa Ana windstorm and dangerously dry conditions, is believed to be the worst and most destructive in California history.
—EW.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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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
Forecast models also suggest that a third windstorm is possible later next week.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
The disaster, which first developed on Jan. 7 amid a devastating Santa Ana windstorm and dangerously dry conditions, is believed to be the worst and most destructive in California history.
—EW.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for windstorm
Noun
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Just like there's a classification system for hurricanes and tornadoes, space weather storms that develop and pose threats to Earth have their own classification system.—
Meredith Garofalo,
Space.com,
9 Feb. 2025
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The weather service said the EF1 tornado in Thorn Hill had estimated top winds of 110 mph.—
Brian Dakss,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2025
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An Idaho Supreme Court ruling against the construction of a new location for Boise’s Interfaith Sanctuary came as a blow, said Executive Director Jodi Peterson-Stigers.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Feb. 2025
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The terminations would be a major blow to the historic independence of the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency and would reflect Trump’s determination to bend the law enforcement and intelligence community to his will.—
Gqlshare,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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The gale had grown so strong that the horses and Jigsaw staff struggled to stay upright, and with limited trailers, only four horses could be evacuated at a time.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
27 Jan. 2025
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Prepare to be blown away: Astronomers have recorded the most powerful planetary wind thus far — a force that pummels a giant exoplanet with gales faster than the speed of sound.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
22 Jan. 2025
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Winds Thursday day through the night may reach gusts up to 21 miles per hour, NWS forecasts.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
10 Feb. 2025
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The former offers a smooth and steady ride outside Nynäshamn Harbor, Sweden, while experiencing gusts of 14 meters-per-second (31 mph), an air temperature of -2 °C (28.4 °F) and swells of up to 2 meters.—
Paul Ridden,
New Atlas,
7 Feb. 2025
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The tempest in this haunting drama now playing at Irish Repertory Theatre and directed by Marc Atkinson Borrull gets further stirred when Biev's newly married son Colm, (Zach Appelman), and wife Bonnie, (Ayana Workman), visit from their home in San Francisco.—
Jeryl Brunner,
Forbes,
26 Oct. 2024
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Advertisement With the tempest expected to hit on Dec. 1 that year, LAFD commanders ordered up at least 40 extra fire engines for stations closest to the areas where the fire hazards were greatest, including the Palisades, The Times has learned through interviews and internal department records.—
Alene Tchekmedyian,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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These squalls could cause sharp reductions in visibility and rapid accumulation of snow, according to the NWS Green Bay office.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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That could drastically reduce visibility within heavier snow showers and squalls, the National Weather Services noted in its hazardous weather outlook advisory.—
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 16 Feb. 2025.
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