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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Indiana communities in the path of the twisters stretched from Monticello, Rochester, Atwood to Madison and Hanover, destroying about 2,100 homes.
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Powered By, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The final twister spawned around 1:54 a.m. east of U.S. 71 along Mineral Springs Road near West Fork, the summary states.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
The possible twister at the Raleigh Executive Jetport caused damage to a couple of hangars and some aircraft, according to a weather service report.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 8 July 2025
Severe weather in Kentucky 1997 flood Residents also had to contend with severe weather, with tornadoes reported from Arkansas to southern Kentucky, including an F2 twister in southern Monroe County.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Powered By, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
The final twister spawned around 1:54 a.m. east of U.S. 71 along Mineral Springs Road near West Fork, the summary states.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
The possible twister at the Raleigh Executive Jetport caused damage to a couple of hangars and some aircraft, according to a weather service report.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 8 July 2025
Severe weather in Kentucky 1997 flood Residents also had to contend with severe weather, with tornadoes reported from Arkansas to southern Kentucky, including an F2 twister in southern Monroe County.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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“Twister.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twister. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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