Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun thunderstorm

1 sense of thunderstorm

Sense 1
thunderstorm, electrical storm, electric storm -- (a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning)
       => storm, violent storm -- (a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning)