How to Use tornadic in a Sentence

tornadic

adjective

• May and June mark the peak of tornadic weather in the US.
  — Judson Jones, CNN, 2 May 2022
• Near this cold front is where the most intense and tornadic storms could be.
  — Jackson Dill and Jennifer Gray, CNN, 15 Mar. 2021
• The tornadic storm erupted along a strong cold front sweeping across the country.
  — Keith McMillan, Washington Post, 20 May 2022
• Markleville and Anderson are also in the path of the tornadic thunderstorm, an NWS alert said.
  — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Feb. 2023
• With the way things are going this week at the Capitol, tornadic supercells would have likely spun through the South Lawn.
  — Chad Pergram, Fox News, 21 June 2018
• Nevertheless, the chat service still went dark for a time as deadly tornadic storms were swirling across the South.
  — Author: Matthew Cappucci, Jason Samenow, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Mar. 2021
• The setup doesn’t look conducive to tornadic storms, but rather large, slow-moving storms that could feature strong straight-line winds and heavy rain.
  — Greg Porter, Washington Post, 17 June 2017
• There are two types of waterspouts: tornadic and fair weather.
  — Cheryl McCloud, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2022
• Straight-line wind, unlike tornadic wind, does not rotate.
  — Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2023
• That’s taller than many of the tornadic thunderstorms that roll across Oklahoma and Kansas each spring.
  — Paul Douglas, Star Tribune, 15 Sep. 2020
• A tornadic thunderstorm continues to roll along the coast south of New Orleans.
  — Jennifer Larino, NOLA.com, 30 May 2017
• The pandemic is tearing with tornadic strength through Minnesota, the Upper Midwest and much of the nation.
  — Editorial Board Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 18 Nov. 2020
• A couple of things need to happen for a supercell to become tornadic: First, the giant mesocyclone at the heart of the storm needs to get air rotating closer to the ground.
  — Carolyn Wilke, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2023
• Central time, with the radar beam striking and detecting tornadic debris.
  — Adela Suliman and Matthew Cappucci, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Feb. 2022
• While winds were not tornadic, forecasters said gusts of 30 to 50 mph were possible in thunderstorms.
  — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 1 Aug. 2022
• The room will provide safe space from severe wind and tornadic events for the student body and staff of Luck Public Schools, as well as hundreds of surrounding residents.
  — Star Tribune, 8 May 2021
• There is no Musial, and there is no Julio Franco, who aimed his bat at the pitcher from over his head before unwinding with tornadic gusto as the pitch approached.
  — Zach Schonbrun, New York Times, 21 July 2016
• The wind and tornadic activity caused substantial power loss from downed lines and poles, Hutchinson wrote.
  — Rachel Herzog, Arkansas Online, 21 Dec. 2021
• The most likely area for tornadic development will be along the Space Coast and inland toward Orlando.
  — Judson Jones, CNN, 28 Sep. 2022
• This year, Oklahoma has seen a relative lull in tornadic activity, but Smith warns that’s not going to last.
  — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 10 May 2018
• Intense downpours with a lot of lightning moved through the region but no tornadic activity was reported in the region.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 28 Feb. 2024
• Jay Fleming, a photographer and frequenter of the island, started a GoFundMe campaign the night the tornadic waterspout struck.
  — Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 22 Aug. 2022
• This is the theme of the night, unfortunately with these high winds and possible tornadic activity, with some of these trees falling into homes.
  — Matthew Martinez, star-telegram, 14 Apr. 2018
• Improved storm track forecasts gave millions of people and civic leaders time to prepare for tornadic winds and biblical flooding.
  — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 17 Sep. 2017
• Hurricanes, droughts, tornadic winds – the extreme weather we’re used to seeing on the nightly news comes home in Johnson’s post-apocalyptic first novel.
  — John Hildebrand, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2022
• The tornadic storm was extreme not only for its duration but also its intensity.
  — Jason Samenow, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Dec. 2021
• In the case of the most recent two high risks this year, SPC forecasters identified a small area likely to experience a concentration of tornadic supercells.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 17 May 2017
• Another 145 were severe thunderstorm warnings in areas where storms were not tornadic but still intense.
  — Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2021
• Some of the hypotheses, such as those that involved a waterspout, were ruled out because local weather officials did not report any tornadic activity in the area, Hill said.
  — Dallas News, 22 June 2022
• Driven by a winter storm that crossed over into North Texas on Monday night, the cold front is expected to bring heavy rain, strong winds and potential tornadic activity to the Houston area this morning and afternoon.
  — Dan Carson, Chron, 24 Jan. 2023

Last Updated: 8 Oct 2024