an atmospheric phenomenon, caused by a large fire, in which the rising column of air above the fire draws in strong winds often accompanied by rain.
a raging fire of great intensity, as one fueled by oil or gas, that spreads rapidly.
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The year was 1972, and a political firestorm had descended upon Miami Beach.
It has been scouring Oregon for the past two weeks and has led to atmospheric and weather changes like unpredictable winds and firestorms.
He said the altercation only caused such a firestorm because Wilson was involved, not because anything the forward did was egregious.
Alas, the overwhelmed Smith mistakenly sent live smallpox to North Carolina in 1822, causing a small outbreak and a political firestorm.
The tweet touched off a firestorm of parent complaints, with one father writing in a Washington Post op-ed that either schools should open or teachers should give up their priority for vaccinations.
The tweet set off an Internet firestorm and was retweeted nearly 15,000 times in less than an hour.
GOP staffer Elizabeth Lauten set off a firestorm after criticizing Sasha and Malia Obama.
He now finds himself at the epic center of a firestorm having earlier been caught on camera throwing “liquids” at the police.
When I finally got a chance to read the piece in question, I was somewhat surprised by the firestorm.
The article sparked another firestorm in American and Israeli circles, with dueling accusations of betrayal and stabs-in-the-back.