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a storm that skips the spinning and just runs you over in a straight line

name originSpanish for straight, coined in 1888 Iowa
size ruledamage must span 240 miles to qualify
wind speedgusts routinely exceed 100 miles per hour
2012 monsterleft millions powerless across a thousand-mile path
telltale shaperadar shows a bowing line racing forward
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