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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The twister damaged the roof, collapsed and removed barn doors and peeled siding off a farm building, and snapped a row of trees, some in half, according to the NWS.
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Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2026
April and May hold the most tornadic activity for North Texas since 1880, with more than 1,100 twisters confirmed between the two months, according to NWS data.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2026
The twisters killed at least four, also making it the state's deadliest tornado day in 46 years, since five people died on May 13, 1980, according to weather service records.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
The federal agency said three people were killed and 12 others were injured in the Branch County twister, which had a wind speed of at least 165 mph — just 1 mph shy of an EF-4 classification on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
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Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2026
April and May hold the most tornadic activity for North Texas since 1880, with more than 1,100 twisters confirmed between the two months, according to NWS data.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2026
The twisters killed at least four, also making it the state's deadliest tornado day in 46 years, since five people died on May 13, 1980, according to weather service records.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
The federal agency said three people were killed and 12 others were injured in the Branch County twister, which had a wind speed of at least 165 mph — just 1 mph shy of an EF-4 classification on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
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“Twister.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twister. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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