tornadoes

In this case, it was the swell of an emergency siren, like those used for air raids or tornadoes , which I've never heard before in Beijing.

此刻，声嘶力竭的是在城市上空不断膨胀的警笛声，就像遭遇袭击或龙卷风时的警报，我之前从来没在北京听到过。

Parts of Oklahoma and even Texas have seen up to 9 inches of snow. Severe storms also have spawned at least two tornadoes in Florida.

俄克拉荷马州部分地区和德克萨斯州的已经可以看到9英尺多厚的雪。在佛罗里达，剧烈的暴风雨同样已引发至少两起龙卷风。

I had dealt with a lot of natural disasters as governor, including floods, droughts, and tornadoes, but I had never seen anything like this.

担任州长期间，我曾处理过不少自然灾害，包括洪水、旱灾和龙卷风，但我从未见过如此惨状。

"The time of day was the most lethal aspect of the tornadoes , " the National Weather Service said in a written statement.

“时间是导致龙卷风造成致命伤害的重要原因。”国家气象部门在一份报告中表示。

In Alabama, there are reports of tornadoes touching down in at least six counties.

据报道，阿拉巴马州至少有六个郡遭遇龙卷风。

A thin funnel cloud touches down in a field in northwest Iowa. Funnel clouds become tornadoes once they touch the ground.

一个细细的漏斗云接近爱荷华州西北部的一块田地。漏斗云一旦接触到地面就会变成龙卷风。

"These really large-scale fire tornadoes occur at least once every year somewhere in the U. S. , " he added.

“这种大范围的火龙卷每年至少会在美国某地形成一次，”他补充道。

The central and western parts of Kansas were hit by at least 17 tornadoes on Friday alone, the National Weather Service said on Saturday.

美国国家气象服务中心于周二报告说，仅在周五一天时间里，堪萨斯州的中部和西部地区就17次被飓风袭击。

North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue said the number of tornadoes was the highest since 1984.

北卡罗来纳州贝弗利政府敢死队称自从1984年起，此次龙卷风来袭次数最多。

These storm chasers hunt down tornadoes, trying to get right in the twisters' paths.

这些暴风猎人不停追踪，试图抓住龙卷风的轨迹。

Tornadoes can pick up cars, trains and even houses and put them down in the next street.

龙卷风能卷起汽车、火车。甚至房子，把它们卷到旁边的街道。

Officials in the central United States say at least 30 people were killed when dozens of tornadoes swept through the area late Sunday.

美国中部的官员说，周日晚些时候至少30人在横扫该区域的几个龙卷风中丧生。

The tornadoes were part of a large storm system that hit the Midwest, spawning twisters in South Dakota and Nebraska as well.

此次龙卷风是袭击中西部的大风暴系统的一部分，这个大风暴系统同样也在南达科他州和内布拉斯加产生了大量龙卷风。

Totally true. Tornadoes can form almost anywhere, but the U. S. gets most of any nation.

完全正确。龙卷风在几乎任何地方都能形成，但美国在国家中是遭受龙卷风最多的。

Jiangsu Province, almost all tornadoes occur each year, but the location did not significantly laws.

江苏省每年几乎都有龙卷风发生，但发生的地点没有明显规律。

Storms and tornadoes struck Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi, killing at least 340 people, leveling towns, and leaving thousands homeless.

暴风雨和龙卷风袭击了阿拉巴马，乔治亚和密西西比，至少340人遇害，淹没了许多村镇，同时让数千人无家可归。

Hailstones the size of grapefruit were reported as the storms swept through the region, creating flash floods as well as tornadoes.

当风暴伴随冰雹席卷了大面积的葡萄柚种植区时，洪水骤发。

In contrast to 2011, the majority of deaths in 1953 were mostly due to several powerful tornadoes that touched down in Texas and Michigan.

和2011年明显区别的是，11953年大多数的死亡是由于一些强大的龙卷风着陆在德克萨斯州和密歇根。

Some counties in mid-west America have declared a state of emergency due to rainstorms and tornadoes.

近日，受持续的风暴和龙卷风影响，美国中西部的部分地区宣布进入紧急状态。

While tornadoes, floods, and fires have raged across the United States, in China the mix of weather is just as variable.

当飓风、火灾和洪水肆虐全美时，中国的各色天气也是那么变幻无常。