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
A tornado’s intensity is determined, in part, by the damage it causes and the damage around Clovis elevated Tuesday’s tornado to an EF1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, Molina said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 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
His jaws clamped down on one, his claws swiped at another, and it looked like a silver tornado whirled in the clearing as the metal monsters disintegrated into broken links and rust.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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