1
: one that twists
especially
: a ball with a forward and spinning motion
2
: a tornado, waterspout, or dust devil in which the rotatory ascending movement of a column of air is especially apparent
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Multiple tornadoes touched down in Arkansas as severe storms swept much of the U.S. on Friday, March 14, but the twister that nearly took the life of the Diaz Police Department’s Sgt.
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Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
As the twister flipped their car onto its side, Romero recalled gripping Hart and praying aloud.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
The twister in Deer Lodge had a maximum wind speed of 135 mph, a weather service survey team found – just 1 mph shy of EF3 strength, to which it still could be upgraded.
—Andy Rose, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
Tornadoes hit amid storm outbreak The Storm Prediction Center said fast-moving storms could spawn twisters and hail as large as baseballs on Saturday, but the greatest threat would come from straight-line winds near or exceeding hurricane force, with gusts of 100 mph possible.
—Bruce Shipkowski, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
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Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
As the twister flipped their car onto its side, Romero recalled gripping Hart and praying aloud.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
The twister in Deer Lodge had a maximum wind speed of 135 mph, a weather service survey team found – just 1 mph shy of EF3 strength, to which it still could be upgraded.
—Andy Rose, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025
Tornadoes hit amid storm outbreak The Storm Prediction Center said fast-moving storms could spawn twisters and hail as large as baseballs on Saturday, but the greatest threat would come from straight-line winds near or exceeding hurricane force, with gusts of 100 mph possible.
—Bruce Shipkowski, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Twister.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twister. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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