windstorm
Severe blowing weather
A windstorm is a storm characterized by high winds with little or no precipitation.
Unlike hurricanes or thunderstorms, the defining feature is wind alone—strong enough to cause damage, knock down trees, or disrupt power.
The windstorm toppled fences across the county.
Violent tropical windstorm
- tornadoViolent rotating windstorm
- typhoonWestern Pacific hurricane
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
- twisterRotating destructive windstorm
gale · squall · derecho · downburst · microburst · dust devil · sandstorm · whirlwind
Prolonged mournful crying sound
- roaringMaking prolonged loud noise
- whippingRepeated striking blows
- buffetingRepeated striking or jolting
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
turbulent · swirling · whistling · billowing · gusting · blustery · violent · fierce
Scattered broken fragments
- damageHarm or impairment
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- wreckageDestroyed remains of something
- uprootedRemoved from foundation
downed trees · power outage · flooding · structural damage · shattered · toppled · demolished · aftermath
Of air pressure measurement
- pressureForce upon contact
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- warningAlert about danger
advisory · watch · satellite · radar · anemometer · eye wall · rotation · vortex
Brief wind surge
- blastSudden forceful burst
- updraftUpward air movement
- downdraftDescending air current
- breezeLight, gentle air movement
zephyr · draft · westerly · northerly · southerly · easterly · jet stream
Uncontrolled vegetation blaze
- erosionGradual wearing away
- windbreakBarrier against gusts
- defoliationLoss of foliage
- seed dispersalTransport of plant embryos
pollination · succession · resilience · uprooted · habitat disruption · dune formation · desertification · windthrow
hurricane
Violent tropical windstorm
- tornadoViolent rotating windstorm
- typhoonWestern Pacific hurricane
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
twister · gale · squall · derecho · downburst · microburst · dust devil · sandstorm · whirlwind · tempest
howling
Prolonged mournful crying sound
- roaringMaking prolonged loud noise
- whippingRepeated striking blows
- buffetingRepeated striking or jolting
sweeping · turbulent · swirling · whistling · billowing · gusting · blustery · violent · fierce · relentless
debris
Scattered broken fragments
- damageHarm or impairment
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- wreckageDestroyed remains of something
uprooted · downed trees · power outage · flooding · structural damage · shattered · toppled · demolished · aftermath · cleanup
barometric
Of air pressure measurement
- pressureForce upon contact
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
- trackingMonitoring location over time
warning · advisory · watch · satellite · radar · anemometer · eye wall · rotation · vortex · cyclonic
gust
Brief wind surge
breeze · zephyr · draft · westerly · northerly · southerly · easterly · jet stream
wildfire
Uncontrolled vegetation blaze
- erosionGradual wearing away
- windbreakBarrier against gusts
- defoliationLoss of foliage
seed dispersal · pollination · succession · resilience · uprooted · habitat disruption · dune formation · desertification · windthrow
shipwreck
Destroyed vessel at sea
nautical · waves · swells · mast · rigging · lighthouse · sea spray · capsizing · harbor · anchorage
- windbreeze, gale, gust, gusts, crosswinds
- ambient soundsrain, ocean, thunder rumble, crickets, birdsong
- extreme weatherblizzard, hurricane, tornado, typhoon, heat wave
- farm hazardsdrought, frost damage, flood, hail damage, frost
- natural disastersearthquake, tornado, hurricane, tsunami, volcanic eruption
- severe weatherblizzard, hurricane, cyclone, hailstorm, derecho
windstormcalm
Free from agitation
stillness · dead calm · doldrums · still air · windlessness
windstormtranquility
Undisturbed peacefulness
serenity · peace · quietude · placidity · fair weather