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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While the National Weather Service will have to survey the area to officially assign a rating for the strength of the Harris County tornado, atmospheric parameters were certainly in place for a tornadic setup.
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CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
Waterspouts occur as tornadic waterspouts or fair weather waterspouts, NOAA explained.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The Classical Academy’s tornadic defense blew away Mountain View in the Class 4A flag football championship game Saturday afternoon.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
The objects get caught in powerful tornadic updrafts which carry them thousands of feet into the air, then deposit them when the twister weakens.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
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CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
Waterspouts occur as tornadic waterspouts or fair weather waterspouts, NOAA explained.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The Classical Academy’s tornadic defense blew away Mountain View in the Class 4A flag football championship game Saturday afternoon.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
The objects get caught in powerful tornadic updrafts which carry them thousands of feet into the air, then deposit them when the twister weakens.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for tornadic
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“Tornadic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tornadic. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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