violent storm
Furious weather event
A violent storm is a storm of exceptional intensity, marked by destructive winds, heavy precipitation, or both.
The phrase appears in weather reports, maritime warnings, and figurative contexts: The ship barely survived the violent storm.
Meteorologically, it often describes conditions between a gale and a hurricane on intensity scales.
Violent tropical windstorm
- tornadoViolent rotating windstorm
- typhoonWestern Pacific hurricane
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
- tempestViolent windstorm or turmoil
blizzard · monsoon · thunderstorm · superstorm · nor'easter · derecho · gale · squall
Chaotic flow patterns
- maelstromViolent whirlpool or upheaval
- whirlwindViolently rotating air column
- vortexRotating fluid column
- gustsSudden bursts of air
swirling · bluster · flurry · torrential · deluge · cloudburst · downpour · onslaught
Extreme violent intensity
- furyIntense violent anger
- wrathFierce, punishing anger
- rageIntense, violent anger
- forceStrength or compulsion
power · relentless · unrelenting · pounding · battering · lashing · howling · roaring
Intense anticipatory fear
- terrorExtreme, overwhelming fear
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
ominous · menacing · threatening · harrowing · perilous · warning · shelter · evacuation
hurricane
Violent tropical windstorm
- tornadoViolent rotating windstorm
- typhoonWestern Pacific hurricane
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
tempest · blizzard · monsoon · thunderstorm · superstorm · nor'easter · derecho · gale · squall · microburst
turbulence
Chaotic flow patterns
- maelstromViolent whirlpool or upheaval
- whirlwindViolently rotating air column
- vortexRotating fluid column
gusts · swirling · bluster · flurry · torrential · deluge · cloudburst · downpour · onslaught · fury
ferocity
Extreme violent intensity
force · power · relentless · unrelenting · pounding · battering · lashing · howling · roaring · screaming
dread
Intense anticipatory fear
foreboding · ominous · menacing · threatening · harrowing · perilous · warning · shelter · evacuation · hunkering
devastation
Severe widespread destruction
- wreckageDestroyed remains of something
- debrisScattered broken fragments
- aftermathResults following an event
ruins · rubble · damage · flooding · landslide · mudslide · uprooting · flattening · leveling · obliteration
- stormsthunderstorm, hurricane, tornado, typhoon, tempest
- Beaufort scalecalm, light breeze, gentle breeze, moderate breeze, fresh breeze
- windbreeze, wind, gale, gust, gusts
- windswind, breeze, gust, gusts, gale
- downpoursdownpour, torrential rain, heavy rain, pouring rain, cloudburst
- Disaster ScalesRichter scale, hurricane category, category one, category four, category five
violent stormcalm
Free from agitation
gentle breeze · light breeze · stillness · mild weather · fair weather
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