tornado outbreak

collocation in English

meaningsoftornadoandoutbreak

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tornado
noun[C]
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/tɔːˈneɪ.dəʊ/us
/tɔːrˈneɪ.doʊ/
a strong, dangerous wind that forms itself into an upside-down spinning cone and is able to destroy buildings as it moves across ...
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outbreak
noun[C]
uk
/ˈaʊt.breɪk/us
/ˈaʊt.breɪk/
a time when something suddenly begins, especially a disease or something else dangerous ...
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(Definition oftornadoandoutbreakfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thetornadooutbreakwas caused by wind shear, moist air from the storm, and cool air from an approaching cold front.
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Overall the sequence produced 389 tornadoes which makes it one of the most productivetornadooutbreaksequences in history.
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A high risk day indicates a considerable likelihood of a majortornadooutbreakor (much less often) an extreme derecho event.
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This cap served to prevent atornadooutbreakbut allowed the formation of a few discrete strong storms.
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Conditions were favorable for an extremely strongtornadooutbreakon both days.
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Severe weather during thetornadooutbreakcaused over 100 injuries and eleven fatalities, of which eight were tornado related.
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It is the largest and most intensetornadooutbreakever to hit this region.
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A severe outbreak which is most notable for its tornadoes is called atornadooutbreak.
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The tornado was a part of a 3-day longtornadooutbreakin the south where four other deaths were reported.
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Tornadooutbreaksequences tend to dominate the tornado statistics for a year and often cause a spike in tornado numbers for the entire year.
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If there is no break in activity, this is considered atornadooutbreak(although the termtornadooutbreakhas various definitions).
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The event was the fourth-largesttornadooutbreakcaused by a tropical cyclone in recorded history.
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This resulted in a moderate multi-daytornadooutbreakthat produced 28 tornadoes.
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Thetornadooutbreakinjured more than 1,000 people and caused $450 million in total damages and destruction.
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The latter outbreak produced $10 billion in damage, making it the costliesttornadooutbreakin history.
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This event is considered to be the first truetornadooutbreakon record.
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Conditions for tornadoes became increasingly favorable for an extremetornadooutbreak.
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Ivan produced a recordtornadooutbreak, with at least 119 twisters spawned collectively in nine states.
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By comparison, during the sametornadooutbreak, more than 2000 homes were completely destroyed, with another 7000 damaged, and yet only a few dozen people died in their homes.
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In addition to structural damage, widespread power outages affected thousands of electricity customers across the same regions impacted by thetornadooutbreakand subsequent squall line.
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