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Recent Examples of rainsquall
The night brought rain squalls and heavy seas, but Sunday dawned fair.
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Donald Millus, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025
Tiny clouds on the distant skyline can slowly grow into towering thunderheads, or a rain squall moving in from the coast directed by the whim of the wind.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2023
On one repost of the feed to its Twitter account, viewers can see the rocket disappear from view as rain squall from the hurricane moves across the space center.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2022
Donald Millus, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025
Tiny clouds on the distant skyline can slowly grow into towering thunderheads, or a rain squall moving in from the coast directed by the whim of the wind.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2023
On one repost of the feed to its Twitter account, viewers can see the rocket disappear from view as rain squall from the hurricane moves across the space center.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rainsquall
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Michigan's Great Lakes don't produce tsunamis, but weather conditions can cause abnormalities in water levels and movements that can appear similar, and are known as seiches or meteotsunamis.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
31 July 2025
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Unexpected weather is part of gardening though, so no excuses.—
Caleb Harris,
Austin American Statesman,
31 July 2025
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Scientific origin theories have ranged widely over the decades, from ice storms to lightning fires.—
Mike Bezemek,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 July 2025
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Detroit — When the National Guard has to be called out for an ice storm, as was the case in Northern Michigan at the end of March, the situation is dire.—
Dave Malkoff,
CBS News,
23 May 2025
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Here are suggestions for staying safe during a thunderstorm: To lower the risk of lightning strikes, when going outdoors, develop a plan to reach a safer spot.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
28 July 2025
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Extreme heat and thunderstorms producing locally heavy rain are forecast to continue in Greater Cincinnati.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
28 July 2025
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The rainstorm alert in Beijing ended at 2:30 p.m. local time, per BBC News.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
30 July 2025
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The rain prompted Beijing officials to issue the highest level of rainstorm alert for the first time this year.—
Peter Guo,
NBC news,
29 July 2025
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In just the past few months, FEMA has denied federal assistance for devastating floods in West Virginia and a destructive windstorm in Washington.—
Jeremy Lindenfeld,
ProPublica,
9 July 2025
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In January 2008, for example, a powerful windstorm generated waves over 30 feet tall and gusts near 100 mph, according to weather service.—
Bethany Wales,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2025
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In mid-January, a once-in-a-century snowstorm loomed.—
David W. Brown,
New Yorker,
5 July 2025
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Daytime highs in Austin will reach the upper 30s to low 40s Monday before a snowstorm strikes Central Texas in the evening, continuing into Tuesday morning, according to Paul Yura, a National Weather Service meteorologist based in New Braunfels.—
Bianca Moreno-Paz,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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While Florida experiences the most thunderstorms, Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming typically see the most hailstorms.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
16 May 2025
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Even in the Thunder’s breakout Game 2 win, the duo combined to shoot 7 of 13 on these shots; solid, but hardly a hailstorm.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
13 June 2025
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But none of that potential bad news, or a spring cloudburst, could dampen the recent celebration of the park’s 50th birthday held at a Minneapolis brewery by the Voyageurs Conservancy – which was founded a decade before the park opened, and works to connect more people to Voyageurs.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2025
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The Yankees scored twice before the cloudburst to stake a 4-2 lead.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
25 May 2025
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“Rainsquall.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rainsquall. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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