windstorm
Origin of windstorm
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While some hazards, like windstorms, happen in every region, certain disasters are more common in specific geographic areas.
Prepare for hurricanes, wildfires, and other disasters with these expert tips | Brett Robertson/The Conversation | September 28, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe pioneer climbed up a lanky Douglas spruce in the middle of a windstorm one December day in 1874 to feel what treetops feel.
That being said, the sound is big enough that sometimes a big local windstorm can churn out some choppy waves.
These days it’ll be 120 in September and 95 in January, and we’ll see windstorms and wildfires.
Why a Gen Zer Picking Up Trash in a Park Went Viral | Heather Hansman | April 22, 2021 | Outside OnlineFive days before we planned to head home, a windstorm knocked out the power.
Sinai Field Mission: A man with a large push-broom is sweeping sand off a road in a windstorm.
Since it was only a windstorm, there was no rain to wash the air clean of the lethal dust.
The Forgotten Planet | Murray LeinsterShortly after our return to the farm the wind began again to rise, and another terrific windstorm blew over the land.
The Land of the Long Night | Paul du ChailluA more terrific windstorm than all those I had seen before, arose during the night.
The Land of the Long Night | Paul du ChailluI wished it had been forty or forty-five, for instead of a windstorm we should then have had glorious still weather.
The Land of the Long Night | Paul du ChailluWhat will become of me in this terrific windstorm, in the midst of these great towering mountains that surround me on every side?
The Land of the Long Night | Paul du Chaillu
British Dictionary definitions for windstorm
/ (ˈwɪndˌstɔːm) /
a storm consisting of violent winds
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Scientific definitions for windstorm
[ wĭnd′stôrm′ ]
A storm with high winds or violent gusts but little or no rain. Winds with speeds up to 241 km (149 mi) per hour have been recorded during windstorms. See also tornado.
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