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Thunderstorm vs Rainstorm - What's the difference?

thunderstorm | rainstorm |

As nouns the difference between thunderstorm and rainstorm

is that thunderstorm is a storm consisting of thunder and lightning produced by a cumulonimbus, usually accompanied with heavy rain, wind, and sometimes hail; and in rarer cases sleet, freezing rain, or snow while rainstorm is a storm characterized by substantial, heavy rainfall.

thunderstorm

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A storm consisting of thunder and lightning produced by a cumulonimbus, usually accompanied with heavy rain, wind, and sometimes hail; and in rarer cases sleet, freezing rain, or snow.

    • rainstorm

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A storm characterized by substantial, heavy rainfall.
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    See also

    * thunderstorm * deluge * snowstorm * hailstorm