strong thunderstorm

collocation in English

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strong
adjective
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/strɒŋ/us
/strɑːŋ/
powerful; having or using great force ...
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thunderstorm
noun[C]
uk
/ˈθʌn.də.stɔːm/us
/ˈθʌn.dɚ.stɔːrm/
a storm with thunder and lightning and usually ...
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The cycle begins when astrongthunderstormdevelops a rotating mesocyclone a few miles up in the atmosphere.
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Astrongthunderstormdeveloped around 2:00 p.m.
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Strongthunderstormactivity can be associated with the features when located east of a tropical upper tropospheric trough.
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A microburst is an intense downdraft which results in a localized area ofstrongthunderstormwinds.
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For a 5 cm radar, absorption becomes important in heavy rain and this attenuation leads to underestimation of echoes in and beyond astrongthunderstorm.
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The cycle begins when astrongthunderstormdevelops a rotating mesocyclone a few miles up in the atmosphere, becoming a supercell.
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The system had two primary clusters ofstrongthunderstormactivity with the highest winds at the edge of the circulation center.
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Recalled by his father, he came home by ship, through astrongthunderstormhe remembered his whole life, in which he saw the sinking of 13 ships.
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The thunderstorm that produced the tornado tracked slightly north of due west through the area and was followed by a secondstrongthunderstormthat tracked northeastward.
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Strong thunderstorms and heavy rain showers are not uncommon in summertime, and sprucefir zones are draped in clouds up to 25% of the time.
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Rather, as the storm system pulled out into the central plains, strong thunderstorms and tornadoes quickly began to form despite the late hours.
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Mesocyclones are localized, approximately 2km mi to 10km mi in diameter within strong thunderstorms.
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The depression produced persistent strong thunderstorms, primarily in two areas of deep convection located to the northeast and west of the center of circulation.
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It is very rainy in the autumn months, with frequent strong thunderstorms on the west coast and a lot of tropical waves and low pressure.
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The beginning and end of the rainy season is marked by strong thunderstorms.
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Strong thunderstorms were now scattered throughout the warm sector and a line of severe thunderstorms was occurring near the dryline.
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The eruption was reported to have produced lightning and strong thunderstorms.
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The area is susceptible to strong thunderstorms, especially in the summer months.
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