as in hurricane
a violent and destructive storm in which powerful winds move around a central point
A siren alerted the town that they were in the path of a tornado. a tornado warning
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Recent Examples of tornado
Rains, mudslides and weather SoCal digs out after mudslides, flooding, rain rescues; tornado damages homes.
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2025
Wind shear in the storms colliding with a cold front could spawn the tornadoes, Wimberley said.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 15 Feb. 2025
By Saturday, this storm will bring another round of severe weather to the Gulf Coast, with more damaging winds and tornadoes possible.
—Max Golembo, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2025
Just like there's a classification system for hurricanes and tornadoes, space weather storms that develop and pose threats to Earth have their own classification system.
—Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 9 Feb. 2025
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2025
Wind shear in the storms colliding with a cold front could spawn the tornadoes, Wimberley said.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 15 Feb. 2025
By Saturday, this storm will bring another round of severe weather to the Gulf Coast, with more damaging winds and tornadoes possible.
—Max Golembo, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2025
Just like there's a classification system for hurricanes and tornadoes, space weather storms that develop and pose threats to Earth have their own classification system.
—Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 9 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tornado
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“Tornado.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tornado. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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