How to Use tornado in a Sentence

tornado

noun

• The Rolling Fork tornado was three-quarters-of-a mile wide and on the ground for 59 miles.
  — Lee Roop | [e-mail], al, 6 Apr. 2023
• When the brass and saxes swung in big at the top of the tune, the cast reared back, as if hit by a tornado.
  — Jesse Green, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2023
• That includes a small chance for a tornado in the area tonight.
  — Shepard Price, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Apr. 2023
• High winds are likely with a chance of hail and a low chance of tornadoes.
  — Nidhi Sharma, NBC News, 23 Aug. 2023
• There was a tornado passing through New York City on the day that the review came out.
  — Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2023
• The Virginia Beach Fire Department said some homes had gas leaks in the wake of the tornado.
  — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 1 May 2023
• In 2011, my husband and I lost our home to the Joplin, Missouri tornado.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2024
• The city has been cleaning up debris since the March 31 tornado.
  — Paige Eichkorn, Arkansas Online, 19 Apr. 2023
• Like a tornado running out of steam, the black hole will just fizzle out.
  — Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 7 June 2023
• The mesocyclone was not the tornado, per se, that tracked through Bowie.
  — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 5 July 2022
• One of the largest features of the park that wasn't impacted as heavily by the tornado was the golf course.
  — Paige Eichkorn, Arkansas Online, 1 May 2023
• The tornado touched down about 5:40 a.m. and was part of thunderstorms that rolled through the Chicago area overnight.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 July 2022
• Vicky was a headstrong tornado of a girl, Marley an avatar of virtue.
  — Mayukh Sen, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2022
• Lopez said the highest risk for tornadoes was also in those states.
  — Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 10 Apr. 2024
• The tornado carved a 27-mile path across the state, according to Fox Weather.
  — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 17 May 2024
• Colleen and Erin Marlatt, sisters, were killed when their car was struck by the tornado.
  — Greg Porter, Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2022
• Some of these storms could be severe with hail, high winds, and perhaps a tornado.
  — Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 27 Apr. 2023
• Here's a look at the numbers How are tornadoes confirmed?
  — Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 30 July 2024
• About a month ago, there was a strip of the country that experienced 100 tornadoes in a week.
  — Lz Granderson, The Mercury News, 22 June 2024
• The tornado stayed on the ground for about three minutes, traveling nearly two miles through the city.
  — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 24 July 2022
• The tornado touched down at 4:43 p.m. one mile southwest of Mauston.
  — Joe Taschler, Journal Sentinel, 16 June 2022
• The new ordinance was passed on Feb. 9, just two months after the tornado.
  — Lauren Craddock, The Courier-Journal, 10 June 2022
• Vegetable Oil: Since the potato tornadoes are baked in high heat, choose a cooking oil with a high smoke point.
  — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 June 2024
• Most of the heaviest rain went north, and tornadoes that spun up across the state missed Sarasota.
  — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 13 Oct. 2024
• Hail and high winds will be the greatest risks, but an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out.
  — Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 21 July 2022
• The storms could bring damaging winds and even a tornado or two, the weather service said.
  — Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 5 July 2024
• The storm is expected to bring heavy winds, storm surge and up to 8 inches of rain to the Carolinas along with the threat of tornadoes Monday.
  — James Powel, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
• The weather service said damaging winds are the main threat, but a brief tornado can’t be ruled out.
  — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2024
• The hurricane brought strong winds and heavy rainfall, leading to widespread flooding and tornado spinoffs.
  — Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
• The massive, record-breaking tornado responsible had passed over my head only two days before, a few miles to the northeast near the town of Yellow Springs.
  — Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024