violent storm

/ˌvaɪ(ə)lənt stɔrm/

Other forms: violent storms

Definitions of violent storm

1. noun

   a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
   synonyms: storm

   types:

   firestorm

   a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area

   nor'easter, 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

   cyclone

   a violent rotating windstorm

   dust storm, duster, sandstorm

   a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand

   equinoctial storm, line storm

   a violent rainstorm near the time of an equinox

   thundershower

   a short rainstorm accompanied by thunder and lightning

   tempest

   a strong storm with violent winds

   whirlwind

   a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth

   type of:

   atmospheric phenomenon

   a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere