| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds |
blizzard
,
snowstorm
|
| atmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward |
blue jets
,
jets
|
| underground shelter where you can go until a storm passes |
cyclone cellar
,
storm cellar
,
tornado cellar
|
| storm with whirling column of air |
cyclone
,
tornado
|
| storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning |
electrical storm
,
electric storm
,
thunderstorm
|
| storm petrels |
family Hydrobatidae
,
Hydrobatidae
|
| storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area |
firestorm
|
| storm during which hail falls |
hailstorm
|
| violent wind storm |
hurricane
|
| storm with freezing rain that leaves everything glazed with ice |
ice storm
,
silver storm
|
| part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm |
jetsam
|
| (Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land |
Jonah
|
| (Greek mythology) a youth beloved of Hero who drowned in a storm in the Hellespont on one of his nightly visits to see her |
Leander
|
| any of a group of storm gods; offspring of Rudra |
Marut
|
| storm-bringing wind of the Indian Ocean and its rainy season |
monsoon
|
| medium-sized storm petrel |
Mother Carey's chicken
,
Mother Carey's hen
,
Oceanites oceanicus
|
| storm blowing from the northeast |
noreaster
,
northeaster
|
| storm with rain |
rainstorm
|
| father of the storm gods Marut; controller of nature; sometimes identified with Siva |
Rudra
|
| storm with sudden burst of wind |
squall
|
