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Recent Examples of windstorm
Also on Wednesday, the council approved the creation of an ad hoc committee on windstorm and wildfire recovery to oversee rebuilding efforts and the distribution of state and federal aid.
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David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Lawsuits allege utility equipment ignited the Eaton fire when the power company, Southern California Edison, didn’t shut off electricity during the widespread windstorm.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025
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
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David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Lawsuits allege utility equipment ignited the Eaton fire when the power company, Southern California Edison, didn’t shut off electricity during the widespread windstorm.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for windstorm
Noun
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Be prepared to take immediate action if a tornado is sighted or a Tornado Warning is issued.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Mar. 2025
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Rain — and a small chance of weak tornadoes — is coming to Southern California this week.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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
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Things would inevitably come to blows between them and Deadpool's healing factor would frustrate Matt to no end.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But those powerful gales are nothing compared to the supersonic winds that astronomers have just discovered on the giant exoplanet WASP-127b.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Jan. 2025
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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
Noun
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The storms may bring wind gusts of up to 40 mph and pea-sized hail (0.25 inches).—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Mar. 2025
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The south wind should be a steady 9 to 15 mph, but with some gusts blowing as high as 21 mph.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Cuomo faces a vulnerable incumbent Adams is also seeking reelection but is facing a tempest over the criminal case against him, and the U.S. Justice Department’s extraordinary effort to end the case over the objection of the prosecutors who brought the charges.—
Anthony Izaguirre,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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Hilaria touches on the media tempest surrounding her accent, reiterating that she was raised bilingual.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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
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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 14 Mar. 2025.
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