How to Use tornadic in a Sentence

tornadic

adjective

• Near this cold front is where the most intense and tornadic storms could be.
  — Jackson Dill and Jennifer Gray, CNN, 15 Mar. 2021
• The tornadic storm erupted along a strong cold front sweeping across the country.
  — Keith McMillan, Washington Post, 20 May 2022
• Central time, with the radar beam striking and detecting tornadic debris.
  — Adela Suliman and Matthew Cappucci, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Feb. 2022
• The setup doesn’t look conducive to tornadic storms, but rather large, slow-moving storms that could feature strong straight-line winds and heavy rain.
  — Greg Porter, Washington Post, 17 June 2017
• Nevertheless, the chat service still went dark for a time as deadly tornadic storms were swirling across the South.
  — Author: Matthew Cappucci, Jason Samenow, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Mar. 2021
• These tornadic waterspouts can move from land to water, or vice versa, and twist at 125 miles per hour or more.
  — Alec Luhn, WIRED, 21 Aug. 2024
• That’s taller than many of the tornadic thunderstorms that roll across Oklahoma and Kansas each spring.
  — Paul Douglas, Star Tribune, 15 Sep. 2020
• The tower can identify hail, rain drops, a cloud of cicadas, the spiraling debris in tornadic winds from more than one hundred miles away.
  — Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
• The tornadic storm was extreme not only for its duration but also its intensity.
  — Jason Samenow, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Dec. 2021
• With the way things are going this week at the Capitol, tornadic supercells would have likely spun through the South Lawn.
  — Chad Pergram, Fox News, 21 June 2018
• Intense downpours with a lot of lightning moved through the region but no tornadic activity was reported in the region.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 28 Feb. 2024
• 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
• Residents were urged to take shelter around midnight as the potential for tornadic activity peaked.
  — Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 28 May 2024
• While winds were not tornadic, forecasters said gusts of 30 to 50 mph were possible in thunderstorms.
  — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 1 Aug. 2022
• In the same timeframe, tornadic activity jumped 12% in the Southeast.
  — Asher Redd, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
• Fans knew something was changing after Swift started the opening animation with gray tornadic clouds.
  — Bryan West, The Tennessean, 10 May 2024
• Markleville and Anderson are also in the path of the tornadic thunderstorm, an NWS alert said.
  — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Feb. 2023
• In addition to roof shingles, tree branches and basketballs, tornadic winds can sometimes blow in a little serendipity.
  — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
• This is the theme of the night, unfortunately with these high winds and possible tornadic activity, with some of these trees falling into homes.
  — Matthew Martinez, star-telegram, 14 Apr. 2018
• Further south, more severe storms are forecast with possible tornadic winds around the Brazos Valley.
  — Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 14 Feb. 2026
• Doppler radar data and images can show forecasters certain patterns, called tornadic vortex signatures.
  — Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 19 Feb. 2026
• This year, Oklahoma has seen a relative lull in tornadic activity, but Smith warns that’s not going to last.
  — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 10 May 2018
• 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
• Another 145 were severe thunderstorm warnings in areas where storms were not tornadic but still intense.
  — Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2021
• The service will typically send out teams to assess damage and confirm tornadic activity.
  — Cheyenne Derksen, Oklahoman, 6 Mar. 2026
• These massive plumes of smoke happen when extremely hot wildfires create their own weather, which can include lightning, thunder and even tornadic rotations.
  — CNN, 29 July 2021
• The most likely area for tornadic development will be along the Space Coast and inland toward Orlando.
  — Judson Jones, CNN, 28 Sep. 2022
• More than 20 million Americans live in areas with tornadic potential today.
  — ABC News, 23 July 2022
• The pandemic is tearing with tornadic strength through Minnesota, the Upper Midwest and much of the nation.
  — Editorial Board Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 18 Nov. 2020
• Large hail, damaging winds, heavy rain and tornadic threat may all be possible on Thursday, according to the NWS.
  — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2024