tornado
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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
The final tornado was an outlier, showing up much farther south at around 6:30 p.m., in Terra Bella in Tulare County, said Alex Cooke, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service’s Hanford/San Joaquin Valley office.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
One showed people recording action sequences with iPhone 17 Pro Maxes, including a movie set where a pirate ship was under attack, and another featuring an incoming tornado.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Sonny paces in the dirt so much, a small dust tornado is swirling near his feet.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
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