sandstorms

noun

plural of sandstorm
as in rainstorms

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  1. rainstorms
  2. thunderstorms
  3. cloudbursts
Noun
  • The fall came a day after Styles had to delay his first show in Mexico City on Saturday due to heavy rainstorms in the area.
    — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
  • With drinks in hand and dodging pop-up rainstorms Saturday afternoon, neighbors crowded on Ravenswood Avenue for an afternoon of beer tasting and community camaraderie.
    — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
Definition of rainstorms
Noun
  • About 100,000 thunderstorms rumble across the United States each year, but just 10% intensify into a severe thunderstorm, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
    — Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of thunderstorms
Noun
  • Last year, cloudbursts, floods and landslides caused significant loss of life and property across India.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • The storm, which hit the New York area in October, 2012, unlocked billions of dollars in resilience spending, with hurricanes, rather than heat waves or cloudbursts, as the focus.
    — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Definition of cloudbursts
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