How to Use thunderstorm in a Sentence

thunderstorm

noun
  • There are thunderstorms in the forecast.
  • The weather service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning.
  • In a thunderstorm, avoid open fields, the top of a hill, or a ridge top, the weather service says.
    Zoe Sottile, CNN, 21 Aug. 2022
  • Times of clouds and sun with a thunderstorm in the afternoon.
    Scott Wartman cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 9 May 2023
  • Clouds overnight with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
    David Streit, Washington Post, 20 July 2023
  • Partly cloudy and hot with a 10% chance for a stray thunderstorm.
    Dallas News, 5 Aug. 2022
  • Where the warm and cold air clash, there will be the risk for severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall.
    Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Thursday will have a high near 80 and a 70% chance of showers and thunderstorms.
    Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Under the lash of thunderstorm winds, trees toppled onto streets and roofs in many parts of the area.
    Martin Weil, Washington Post, 28 May 2022
  • Partly cloudy, breezy and warm with a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms at night.
    Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2023
  • On the southern side of the storm system, heavy rain and severe thunderstorms will move across parts of the Southeast.
    Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Partly cloudy with a 20% to 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms.
    Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 27 Aug. 2023
  • That causes rain to fall to the surface as the sudden downburst kills off the thunderstorm.
    Shepard Price, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Aug. 2022
  • These types of clouds could mean a thunderstorm is coming.
    Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic, 25 Apr. 2024
  • On the sixth night Fowler was engulfed by a thunderstorm that blew down his tarp and soaked his sleeping quilt.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 27 Nov. 2024
  • My biggest fear about taking her into the high alpine was the threat of thunderstorms.
    Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
  • There is about a 20% chance for a shower or thunderstorm, but a large portion of the state remains dry.
    Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2022
  • They were last heard from before a thunderstorm struck the Moab area on July 19.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 29 July 2024
  • Wednesday will be more of the same followed by some rain and maybe a thunderstorm Thursday.
    Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Chances of showers and thunderstorms kick up to 70% Wednesday night as a cold front arrives.
    Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 4 Sep. 2023
  • The severe weather threat is part of a line of thunderstorms moving east with a potent cold front.
    Daniel Amarante, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Rather cloudy and humid with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm.
    David Wysong, The Enquirer, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The system will bring a chance of thunderstorms, which could include brief downpours, gusty winds and maybe even some small hail.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Warm and humid with a 60% chance of showers and thunderstorms toward evening.
    Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 15 May 2023
  • There's a 10% chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8 a.m.
    Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 4 Apr. 2024
  • There’s a chance of showers, thunderstorms and heavy rain through at least Thursday.
    Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The Sport exhaust, standard on the S, gives the driver their own private thunderstorm.
    Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 31 May 2022
  • Most summer afternoons were roiled by thunderstorms — in the lead-up to which the air became brick-dense.
    Laura Van Den Berg, New York Times, 11 June 2024
  • From thunderstorms in the Valley to snow in southern Arizona, here's what was expected ecasted across the state for the first week of November.
    Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Tornado-spawning thunderstorms swept through in the early hours of Sunday morning, Nov. 3.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'thunderstorm.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: