tornadic
adjective
tor·na·dic
tȯr-ˈnā-dik 
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: relating to, characteristic of, or constituting a tornado
tornadic winds
a tornadic storm
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The tower can identify hail, rain drops, a cloud of cicadas, the spiraling debris in tornadic winds from more than one hundred miles away.
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Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
The weather service also gets reports and photos of the damage, so surveyors often know in advance that a storm was tornadic.
—Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Unlike waterspouts that rarely last past a few yards on land, a tornadic waterspout can come onshore and continue causing tornadic damage.
—Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Residents checking the weather on April 13 might have been surprised by the sudden burst of tornadic activity in and around Ottawa, about an hour southwest of Kansas City.
—Matthew Kelly
april 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
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Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
The weather service also gets reports and photos of the damage, so surveyors often know in advance that a storm was tornadic.
—Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Unlike waterspouts that rarely last past a few yards on land, a tornadic waterspout can come onshore and continue causing tornadic damage.
—Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Residents checking the weather on April 13 might have been surprised by the sudden burst of tornadic activity in and around Ottawa, about an hour southwest of Kansas City.
—Matthew Kelly
april 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Tornadic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tornadic. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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