Examples of thunderstorm in a Sentence
There are thunderstorms in the forecast.
The weather service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning.
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Later, a line of thunderstorms that formed overnight moved more quickly through the area, dropping less rain but mixing with windy conditions.
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Joe Hernandez, NPR, 17 Feb. 2025
The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 16 Feb. 2025
Portions of the Ohio Valley, Tennessee Valley and Lower Mississippi Valleys all stand a chance of being hit with widespread showers and thunderstorms as the storm moves eastward to the Appalachians, the weather service said.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
Rain is expected before 1 p.m. Sunday with the possibility of a thunderstorm between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Scattered showers are predicted after 4 p.m. Sunday’s temperature high is expected to be 60 with new rainfall amounts expected to total between a quarter and half an inch.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2025
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Joe Hernandez, NPR, 17 Feb. 2025
The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 16 Feb. 2025
Portions of the Ohio Valley, Tennessee Valley and Lower Mississippi Valleys all stand a chance of being hit with widespread showers and thunderstorms as the storm moves eastward to the Appalachians, the weather service said.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
Rain is expected before 1 p.m. Sunday with the possibility of a thunderstorm between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Scattered showers are predicted after 4 p.m. Sunday’s temperature high is expected to be 60 with new rainfall amounts expected to total between a quarter and half an inch.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Thunderstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thunderstorm. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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thunderstorm
noun
thun·der·storm
-ˌstȯ(ə)rm 
: a storm accompanied by lightning and thunder
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