tornado

I learned the hard way how important one of these can be, when a two-minute cyclone tornado came ashore Long Island Sound a few years ago and hit a major transmission line.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Marie-Helene Bouissac, the regional deputy prefect, said the tornado was "an exceptional and highly traumatic event".

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

"We create, basically, a tornado – a violent vortex inside the tunnel," says Helming, as he explains how this helps the machine to suck away debris, which at times takes the form of lava.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 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

It’s as if a tornado had passed through, depositing debris everywhere—debris that looms like a shadow of terrible events I can’t even begin to imagine.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

Unlike tornadoes or thunderstorms, which can cause widespread destruction in a matter of minutes, El Niño influences weather patterns over many months.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

There is also the potential for accompanying tornadoes, Melissa Watson, a Florida-based meteorologist at the National Weather Service told the BBC.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

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

Earlier, residents of Kauai and Nihau were warned to watch for tornadoes -- though it was not immediately clear if these did in fact form.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

Before mean sisters and disappearing families and tornadoes.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake

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

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2025

The news today is filled with photographs and stories about tornados that have blasted through Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Kentucky.

From Salon ● May 29, 2024

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

From BBC ● May 28, 2024

The National Weather Service confirmed nine tornados in Ohio, including an EF-3 tornado that began in southern Auglaize County near Fryburg and continued through the Lakeview area in northern Logan County.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 17, 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