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tornado

[tawr-nay-doh] / tɔrˈneɪ doʊ /


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Two people were in critical condition and thousands of households were without power on Tuesday after a "tornado of severe intensity" wreaked havoc in southern France, officials said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

A tornado has torn through the French village of Pomas in the country's south-west, injuring 41 people and damaging hundreds of homes.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

The tornado that transported Dorothy Gale from dusty Kansas to vibrant Oz might have swept up the village idiot instead.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

Brett Pawlak’s camera spins a cartwheel alongside a flying kick, then plunges into the eye of a tornado of bad guys trapped in a web.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

The tornado had left behind a winding trail of destruction.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

Severe convective storms are damaging storms that can include thunderstorms with lightning, tornadoes or destructive winds, according to the Insurance Information Institute.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

St. Louis lies near “Tornado Alley,” which refers to the region in the center of the U.S. where tornadoes occur the most.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026

Or, we see today, incipient floods, tornadoes and hurricanes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

In the central province of Hubei, thunderstorms and gale-force winds have killed 11 people and injured 331, and tornadoes were reported elsewhere late on Monday, Xinhua said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

“Shoo...shoo,” Ella hollered even though she usually loved it when he'd appear in her room or chase her around, making tornadoes together until Mama fussed about the mess.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Meanwhile, on the walls are large sheets of colourful paper covered in swirled patterns, some like tornados or whirlpools.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2025

As we recover from the tornados of this weekend and more that will surely come, we can be proud of the way communities come together to help people in need, no matter their political leanings.

From Salon ● May 29, 2024

Warnings for strong thunderstorms, flash flooding and tornados have been given for the area.

From BBC ● May 28, 2024

Through the observation of minute wave dynamics on the superfluid's surface, the research team has shown that these quantum tornados mimic gravitational conditions near rotating black holes.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 20, 2024

It’s actually tornados that I'm terrified of, ever since I watched The Wizard of Oz at Naano’s house with Jamal Mamoo when I was little.

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan




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