tornado

noun
tor*na*do \ tȯr-ˈnā-(ˌ)dō \
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  • a violent destructive whirling wind accompanied by a funnel-shaped cloud that progresses in a narrow path over the land
  • a squall accompanying a thunderstorm in Africa
  • a violent windstorm : whirlwind

Tornado Alley:g

geographical name
Tornado Alley \
  • region in the southern Great Plains of the U.S. (stretching from Texas through Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska to South Dakota and parts of many adjoining states) where favorable conditions spawn the highest number of tornadoes in the world
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