tornado

A destructive tornado has torn through villages in southern France, injuring more than 40 people.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

"A tornado of rare intensity struck Aude late yesterday afternoon, severely damaging the village of Pomas," Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on X.

From Barron's ● 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

“Imagine you got a hurricane or tornado, and it destroyed your house, and then you’re told, ‘We’ll pay you for that in three years.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

I can't imagine where it comes from in the midst of the tornado she's standing in.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

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

On average, France experiences several dozen tornadoes per year, according to the country's national weather service Météo-France.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Insurance costs have gone up significantly as severe storms, hail and occasional tornadoes plow through the area, Helbig noted.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026

Seconds later, three venti appeared—dark air spirits swirling like miniature tornadoes laced with lightning.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2025

Dozens of tornados have been reported and hundreds of counties have spent days under storm warnings since Wednesday.

From BBC ● Apr. 5, 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

In Kentucky, crews were out Wednesday morning surveying damage and cleaning up from storms that had moved through, producing at least four tornados, officials said.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 3, 2024

Ivy let herself imagine they were at home, sitting on the worn brown leather couch in their living room, and there was no such thing as tornados and lost notebooks.

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