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tornado

[tawr-ney-doh] / tɔrˈneɪ doʊ /


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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

Severe thunderstorms were expected in parts of North Carolina, South Carolina and West Virginia, where NWS has predicted hail and "a tornado or two possible".

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

After software stocks fell on fears that AI would render those firms’ offerings obsolete, the tornado swept through other supposedly vulnerable sectors, notably financial services, commercial real estate, trucking, and logistics.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

In Boyle Heights, a rare tornado touched down on Christmas morning.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025

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




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