Synonyms for thunderstorm
ˈθʌn dərˌstɔrmthun·der·storm

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1. thunderstorm, electrical storm, electric stormnoun

   a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning

   Synonyms:
   electrical storm, electric storm

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1. supercell

   a rotating storm

   a highly organized thunderstorm that can last for several hours, capable of producing both updrafts and downdrafts exceeding 100 miles per hour, large hailstones, tornadoes, and flash flooding (often used attributively)

   Submitted by rinat on June 5, 2017  

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1. List of paraphrases for "thunderstorm":

   thunderstorms, storm, thundershower, thunder, storms, rainstorm

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1. James Taylor:

   The tornado risk has now subsided but there is a very good chance of more thunderstorm activity for the rest of today, it is not out of the question there could be very localised tornadic activity but that will be something we will monitoring very closely for the rest of the day.

2. Makoto Moore:

   This thunderstorm will produce all of the hazards of a normal thunderstorm : lightning, gusty and erratic winds, precipitation, etc., except much or all of the activity is hidden by the smoke column, firefighters on the ground may have very little warning before strong gusty winds sweep across an area.

3. Amber Escudero-Kontostathis:

   Don't just go out in a thunderstorm wearing Docs because that will not save you, that's for sure, it is the miracle makers that allow miracle stories to happen so they get all the props, all the attention goes to them.

4. Alyssa Dweck:

   Again, it’s those three hormones, estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone, that decrease and cause a weakened orgasm response that can be more like a drizzle than a thunderstorm.

5. Erin Billings:

   We are in the peak of our thunderstorm season but as we progress into late July and August, we transition to more southwesterly flow which tends to shut off our thunderstorm season.