violent storm
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A violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning (synset 111482925)
is a type of: atmospheric phenomenon - a physical phenomenon associated with the atmospheresubtypes:
- firestorm - a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area
- noreaster, northeaster - a storm blowing from the northeast
- hailstorm - a storm during which hail falls
- ice storm, silver storm - a storm with freezing rain that leaves everything glazed with ice
- rainstorm - a storm with rain
- blizzard, snowstorm - a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
- electric storm, electrical storm, thunderstorm - a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning
- windstorm - a storm consisting of violent winds
has: storm center, storm centre - the central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a stormis a part of: beaufort scale, wind scale - an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane)same as: storm
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