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tornado

[tawr-ney-doh] / tɔrˈneɪ doʊ /


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As it steadily gains steam from its spare opening bars, the number has tornado sirens harmonizing while lives flicker and disappear like sparks flying off a firecracker’s fuse.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Window reflections have been misconstrued as a possible intruder and a tornado.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

A funnel cloud is a rotating, cone-shaped column of air that extends downward from the base of a cloud but, unlike a tornado, does not reach the ground.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

An EF-0 tornado has speeds somewhere between 65 to 85 mph, while an EF-1 ranges between 86 and 110 mph.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

It turned out Sammy sleeps like a tornado.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon




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