Sturm

Definitions of Sturm
  1. noun
    a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
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    Hagelsturm
    a storm during which hail falls
    Schneesturm
    a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
    Gewitter, Gewittersturm, gewittern
    a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning
    Sturmböe
    a storm consisting of violent winds
    Wirbelsturm
    a violent rotating windstorm
    Sandsturm
    a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand
    Wirbelwind
    a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth
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    Wetterverb, atmosphärisches Phänomen
    a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere
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