thunderstorms
Booming rain events
Thunderstorms are storms characterized by lightning and thunder, typically accompanied by heavy rain, strong winds, and sometimes hail.
They form when warm, moist air rises rapidly and condenses into cumulonimbus clouds.
Thunderstorms range from brief afternoon showers to severe weather events capable of producing tornadoes.
The forecast calls for thunderstorms this evening.
Towering storm-producing cloud
- anvilMetal-shaping block
- squallBrief, violent windstorm
- downpourIntense precipitation event
- delugeSevere overflow of water
cloudburst · torrential · gusts · turbulence · hail · front · severe · cell
Threaded rod for nuts
- flashBrief burst of light
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- forkedDivided into prongs
- sheetFlat rectangular material
flicker · illumination · electrical · discharge · spark · arc · static · conductor
Overwhelming water accumulation
- damageHarm or impairment
- outageLoss of electrical service
- blackoutComplete power loss
- debrisScattered broken fragments
fallen · uprooted · downed · mudslide · erosion · cleanup · destruction · recovery
Suggesting something bad approaches
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
terror · eerie · spine-chilling · haunting · nightmare · shelter · hiding · cowering
Intense violent anger
- rageIntense, violent anger
- tempestViolent windstorm or turmoil
- violentInvolving physical force
- destructiveCausing severe harm
unleashed · wrath · intense · dramatic · awesome · formidable · overwhelming · ferocious
cumulonimbus
Towering storm-producing cloud
deluge · cloudburst · torrential · gusts · turbulence · hail · front · severe · cell · supercell
bolt
Threaded rod for nuts
sheet · flicker · illumination · electrical · discharge · spark · arc · static · conductor · voltage
rumble
Low rolling sound
clap · rolling · peal · reverberate · drumming · resonance · echo · crash · growl · grumble
flooding
Overwhelming water accumulation
debris · fallen · uprooted · downed · mudslide · erosion · cleanup · destruction · recovery · waterlogged
ominous
Suggesting something bad approaches
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
anxiety · terror · eerie · spine-chilling · haunting · nightmare · shelter · hiding · cowering · startling
fury
Intense violent anger
destructive · unleashed · wrath · intense · dramatic · awesome · formidable · overwhelming · ferocious · mighty
- summersummer, summertime, midsummer, summer solstice, solstice
- weatherweather, rain, sun, snow, wind
- climateclimate change, climate, weather, global warming, temperature
- Humid Southhigh humidity, hot summers, mild winters, muggy weather, sticky heat
- Great PlainsGreat Plains, high plains, High Plains, grassland, grasslands
- monsoon regionswet season, dry season, seasonal winds, monsoon, rainfall
thunderstormslight rain
Mild falling moisture
mist · sprinkle · clear skies · fair weather · mild weather
thunderstormsclear skies
Absence of cloud cover
sunshine · fair weather · calm · blue skies · stillness
- severe thunderstormIntense storm with lightning
- thunderstorm warningAlert for approaching electrical weather
- severe thunderstorm warningHazardous electrical storm notification
- thunderstorm activityAtmospheric electrical disturbances