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arkstorm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ark-storm
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A very severe rainstorm lasting for many days, fed by an atmospheric river, causing massive flooding.

noun

Alternative form of arkstorm.

Etymology

From ARkStorm, from atmospheric river (“AR”) + thousand (“1000, k”) (1-in-1000 years) + storm. From starting as a disaster planning scenario for a once in a thousand year storm event rainstorm fed by a Pineapple Express atmospheric river hitting California and deluging the state, resulting in a seemingly biblical flood, requiring an ark, as the Central Valley turns into an inland sea.

Inflected Forms

arkstorms (plural) ark storm (alternative)

Questions

What does arkstorm mean?
A very severe rainstorm lasting for many days, fed by an atmospheric river, causing massive flooding.
Where does arkstorm come from?
From ARkStorm, from atmospheric river (“AR”) + thousand (“1000, k”) (1-in-1000 years) + storm. From starting as a disaster planning scenario for a once in a thousand year storm event rainstorm fed by a Pineapple Express atmospheric river hitting California and deluging the state, resulting in a seemingly biblical flood, requiring an ark, as the Central Valley turns into an inland sea.

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