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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Expand All Cooke County was placed under a tornado warning about 20 to 25 minutes before a twister crossed the county line, Cooke County Emergency Management Coordinator Ryan Fletcher said Sunday evening.
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James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025
The twister was just one of more than a dozen that cut through the state that day.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 28 Dec. 2024
One of the twisters is suspected of touching down in Oklahoma City, where most of the injuries reported Sunday occurred.
—Cory Peeler, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
The twisters tallied so far make Milton, which slammed Florida’s Siesta Key on Oct. 9, one of the more prolific tornado-producing storms on record in the modern era, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
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James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025
The twister was just one of more than a dozen that cut through the state that day.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 28 Dec. 2024
One of the twisters is suspected of touching down in Oklahoma City, where most of the injuries reported Sunday occurred.
—Cory Peeler, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
The twisters tallied so far make Milton, which slammed Florida’s Siesta Key on Oct. 9, one of the more prolific tornado-producing storms on record in the modern era, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Twister.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twister. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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