Definition of tornado | Bee Dictionary of English

n a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground
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The string of ferocious storms left 13 dead across Tennessee, including 10 who died when a tornado tore through Madison County and downtown Jackson.
A speed limit sign on the west side of Carl Junction, Missouri rests on its side after a tornado tore through the city Sunday evening.
Pilots of sound mind normally give tornadoes plenty of airspace.

Tornado warning issued for Saginaw County
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for eastern Saginaw County beginning at 2:59 p.m. and extending through 3:45 p.m. for eastern Saginaw County.
June 17, 2013 - The Saginaw News
Tornado recovery presentation Wednesday, June 19
Stephanie Parker, of the Hood County Fire Marshal’s office, will speak about the state of the tornado recovery at the luncheon meeting of the Lake Granbury Ministerial Alliance. The program is at noon Wednesday, June 19 at Lakestone Terrace, 916 E. Highway 377, Granbury. Lunch will be hosted by Lakestone Terrace.… Read the rest
June 17, 2013 - Hood County News
TORNADO UPDATE - UPDATE - UPDATE
LATEST NEWS THURSDAY EVENING: The National Weather Service has inspected damage from the tornado north of Belmond on June 12 and given it a rating of F3 on a scale of F0 to F5. An F3 tornado has estimated winds of 158 to 206 mph. Only about five percent of tornadoes get this rating.
June 16, 2013 - The Belmond Independent

Shirley Franklin in 940 News
At an early morning news conference, Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin called the storm "what we now know was a tornado."
Jodi Rell in The Associated Press
The tornado touched down for just a short period of time, but it will take several weeks, perhaps months to put so many lives and livelihoods back together,said Gov. M. Jodi Rell, who toured the damage Thursday and said the state would pursue...
Rick Stansbury in International Herald Tribune
We planned for a lot of things,Mississippi State coach Rick Stansbury said. "We didn't plan for a tornado." "I could see everything swaying."