Kansas twister
Midwest funnel cloud
A Kansas twister is a tornado, referencing the state's location in Tornado Alley where such storms frequently occur.
The phrase gained cultural traction from *The Wizard of Oz*, where a Kansas twister carries Dorothy to Oz.
Used both literally for actual tornadoes and as a nostalgic or literary allusion: The Kansas twister touched down just outside of town.
- tornadoViolent rotating windstorm
- touch downMake contact with ground
- DorothyClassic feminine given name
- OzFictional enchanted kingdom
- Wizard of OzKansas girl's odyssey
yellow brick road · storm · funnel · wind · prairie · plains · debris · destruction · Midwest · whirlwind · storm chasers · vortex · shelter · cellar · sirens · hail · tornado alley · farmhouse
Kansas twisterdead calm
Complete absence of wind
still air · doldrums · stillness · clear skies · fair weather
Kansas twisterhurricane
Violent tropical windstorm
typhoon · cyclone · waterspout · nor'easter · monsoon
Kansas, Kansan, twister, twist, twisted, twisting, twists, twisty