English Explanatory Dictionary

arkstorm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A very severe rainstorm lasting for many days, fed by an atmospheric river, causing massive flooding.
noun
  1. Alternative form of arkstorm.

Word forms

arkstorm arkstorms ark storm

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.

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