Wondering how to use Thunderstorm in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as storm.
Thunderstorm meaning
A storm consisting of thunder and lightning produced by a cumulonimbus, usually accompanied with heavy rain, wind, and sometimes hail; and in rarer cases sleet, freezing rain, or snow.
Synonyms of Thunderstorm
Using Thunderstorm
- The main meaning on this page is: A storm consisting of thunder and lightning produced by a cumulonimbus, usually accompanied with heavy rain, wind, and sometimes hail; and in rarer cases sleet, freezing rain, or snow.
- Useful related words include: electrical storm, electric storm, storm, violent storm.
- In the example corpus, thunderstorm often appears in combinations such as: severe thunderstorm, thunderstorm warning, of thunderstorm.
Context around Thunderstorm
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 6 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Thunderstorm
- In this selection, "thunderstorm" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, severe, yellow, fresh, warning, warnings and watch stand out and add context to how "thunderstorm" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a thunderstorm has broken and a severe thunderstorm warning from. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "thunderstorm" sits close to words such as abrupt, bulgarian and candid, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with thunderstorm
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Any thunderstorm could contain hail and lightning. (7 words)
Feedback on “Status Yellow thunderstorm warning issued for six counties”. (10 words)
Case in point: Several key sequences take place during a thunderstorm. (11 words)
Across B.C. and the Yukon, July saw 21 days with thunderstorm warnings and just 10 without, while a warning has been issued every day in August so far, with hundreds and sometimes thousands of lightning strikes in a single day. (41 words)
A yellow thunderstorm warning – highlighting potential disruption to travel, power cuts and localised flooding – has been issued for and a large part of southern and central England from 2.00pm to 9.00pm on Saturday. (35 words)
For a snowplow driver navigating an isolated road in a blizzard, it can be the equivalent of a pilot losing all contact with the control tower in a thunderstorm. (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
Adam said that if you want to take great storm-chasing pictures, 'don't frantically drive around from thunderstorm to thunderstorm'.
Severe thunderstorm watch issuedUpdate: Environment Canada ended has a severe thunderstorm watch.
The number of thunderstorm days vary across the state with the southeastern plains of the state having the most days of thunderstorm activity.
Across B.C. and the Yukon, July saw 21 days with thunderstorm warnings and just 10 without, while a warning has been issued every day in August so far, with hundreds and sometimes thousands of lightning strikes in a single day.
Another yellow thunderstorm warning is in place for Northern Ireland on Sunday between 10am and 9pm, and there is the potential for heavy showers, the Met Office said.
Any thunderstorm could contain hail and lightning.
As such, we're adjusting the forecast to allow for severe thunderstorm potential in the afternoon.
A thunderstorm has broken out and both sets of fans are now cheering every bolt of lightning.
A thunderstorm has broken the June heatwave, and Harvey, 53, had to shelter under a ledge to keep dry on her way here.
A thunderstorm is likely, with winds east to northeasterly up to 25kmh.
A yellow thunderstorm warning and multiple have been issued for Kent this morning (November 13) as Storm Debi has landed in the UK.
A yellow thunderstorm warning – highlighting potential disruption to travel, power cuts and localised flooding – has been issued for and a large part of southern and central England from 2.00pm to 9.00pm on Saturday.
Case in point: Several key sequences take place during a thunderstorm.
Environment Canada has issued rainfall or thunderstorm warnings for several parts of the province, and has warned of possible flooding in low-lying areas.
Extreme heat advisories and severe thunderstorm warnings are not quite the warm welcome Anselmians wished to have as they returned to campus for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Feedback on “Status Yellow thunderstorm warning issued for six counties”.
For a snowplow driver navigating an isolated road in a blizzard, it can be the equivalent of a pilot losing all contact with the control tower in a thunderstorm.
Forecasters have issued fresh thunderstorm alerts for Monday, lasting from 12noon to 9pm.
Golf ball-size hail has fallen in parts of south-east Queensland and thousands have been left without power following a severe thunderstorm warning from the weather bureau.
Hail hit parts of north Winnipeg on Thursday as a thunderstorm moved through the city.
Common combinations with thunderstorm
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- severe thunderstorm 42×
- thunderstorm warning 36×
- of thunderstorm 18×
- possibly thunderstorm 13×
- thunderstorm in 10×
- thunderstorm watch 8×
- thunderstorm activity 8×
- thunderstorm warnings 8×
- yellow thunderstorm 8×
- thunderstorm and 7×