variants
or tornados
as in hurricanes
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 tornadoes
The storms could to persist in the region through the weekend, threatening additional rainfall, hail and possible tornadoes across Louisiana and Alabama.
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
Damaging winds and a few tornadoes will be possible.
—Max Golembo, ABC News, 27 Dec. 2024
Heavy damage from natural phenomena — tornadoes, hurricanes, flooding, and wildfires — has been on the rise for decades.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
The devastating tornadoes that swept through Rolling Fork, Mississippi, in March 2023 were a double whammy for Andrea Williams, who was looking forward to celebrating her birthday that day.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
Severe weather events with tornadoes are definitely something that has and can happen around here in December.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Texas is the state that sees the most tornadoes each year, and on Thursday, the Lonestar State had the biggest risk for tornadoes with the severe storms.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, in the South, a new storm system is bringing damaging winds, large hail and possibly tornadoes Thursday afternoon and evening.
—Max Golembo, ABC News, 26 Dec. 2024
The highest severe weather threat level remains in Deep East Texas due to the higher probability of tornadoes.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
Damaging winds and a few tornadoes will be possible.
—Max Golembo, ABC News, 27 Dec. 2024
Heavy damage from natural phenomena — tornadoes, hurricanes, flooding, and wildfires — has been on the rise for decades.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
The devastating tornadoes that swept through Rolling Fork, Mississippi, in March 2023 were a double whammy for Andrea Williams, who was looking forward to celebrating her birthday that day.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
Severe weather events with tornadoes are definitely something that has and can happen around here in December.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Texas is the state that sees the most tornadoes each year, and on Thursday, the Lonestar State had the biggest risk for tornadoes with the severe storms.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, in the South, a new storm system is bringing damaging winds, large hail and possibly tornadoes Thursday afternoon and evening.
—Max Golembo, ABC News, 26 Dec. 2024
The highest severe weather threat level remains in Deep East Texas due to the higher probability of tornadoes.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Thesaurus Entries Near tornadoes
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“Tornadoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tornadoes. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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