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twisters

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The latest twisters follow another powerful tornado which tore through a rural Iowa town and killed four people earlier in May.

From BBC • May 27, 2024

The twisters also overturned lorries, shut a highway near Dallas and left tens of thousands of people without power.

From BBC • May 26, 2024

Much of Houston was battered by winds of speeds up to 100 miles per hour, rivaling speeds seen during Hurricane Ike, with “some twisters mixed in,” the city’s mayor, John Whitmire, said at the briefing.

From New York Times • May 16, 2024

Tuesday’s storms came a day after parts of the central United States were battered by heavy rain, strong winds, hail and twisters.

From Seattle Times • May 7, 2024

It was true I could repeat anything he said, even tongue twisters like kolokololiteyshchiki perekoloali vikarabkavshihsya vihu- holey, “the church bell casters slaughtered the desmans that had scrambled out.”

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García