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
There is also a less than two percent chance for an isolated tornado.
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Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2025
In the last week, several states across our region have faced an outbreak of severe weather and powerful tornadoes.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 22 May 2025
The first tornado struck at 1:10 P.M. By 5:20 A.M. the next day a total of 148 tornadoes had swept across the countryside and cities from Laurel, Miss., to Windsor, Ont., killing 315 people and injuring 5,484.
—Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
This means conditions are ripe for tornadoes to form.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 17 May 2025
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Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2025
In the last week, several states across our region have faced an outbreak of severe weather and powerful tornadoes.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 22 May 2025
The first tornado struck at 1:10 P.M. By 5:20 A.M. the next day a total of 148 tornadoes had swept across the countryside and cities from Laurel, Miss., to Windsor, Ont., killing 315 people and injuring 5,484.
—Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
This means conditions are ripe for tornadoes to form.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tornado
hurricane
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Readiness For What Lies Ahead The start of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season is a reminder that storms don’t always follow the patterns of the past.—
Jim Foerster,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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This is the beginning of hurricane season, of course.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 June 2025
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“Tornado.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tornado. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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