How to Use tornado in a Sentence
tornado
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Do not wait to see or hear the tornado.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 June 2026
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Do not wait to see or hear the tornado.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2026
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But the leaves in the tornado is not one of them.
—Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
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The tornado threat is low but cannot be ruled out.
—Bill Kelly, CBS News, 20 May 2026
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The tornado threat is low but cannot be ruled out.
—Chris Shaffer, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
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Large hail and tornadoes can't be ruled out.
—Ron Smiley, CBS News, 19 May 2026
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Here's what to know about how tornado sirens work in the metro.
—Brian Smith, Des Moines Register, 7 Mar. 2026
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Four storm chasers have died from tornadoes.
—Outside Online, 17 Sep. 2025
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Four storm chasers have died, been killed from tornadoes, but one in four.
—Outside Online, 17 Sep. 2025
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The tornado did not touch down.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, AZCentral.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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What does a tornado siren mean?
—Brian Smith, Des Moines Register, 7 Mar. 2026
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What does a tornado siren mean?
—Brian Smith, Des Moines Register, 25 Mar. 2026
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The cast of Wicked must have felt swept up in a tornado.
—Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
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That includes a small chance for a tornado in the area tonight.
—Shepard Price, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Apr. 2023
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High winds are likely with a chance of hail and a low chance of tornadoes.
—Nidhi Sharma, NBC News, 23 Aug. 2023
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The peak wind for each of the tornadoes was not available.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
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The woman makes like a tornado at the sink and can’t be stopped.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
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Then the phone call ended in a rush of noise, like the winds of a tornado.
—Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2021
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No tornadoes touched down, but some areas saw more than an inch of rain.
—Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 7 Mar. 2026
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There were no tornadoes, but strong winds downed trees and power lines.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
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Wind and hail are the two main threats, along with a non-zero tornado risk.
—Michael Autovino, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
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Wind and hail will be the two main threats, along with a non-zero tornado threat.
—Michael Autovino, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
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What are signs a tornado may have happened?
—Carol Kugler, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
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There are threats of hail, wind gusts of up to 60 mph and a few tornadoes.
—Phil Helsel, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
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And then the tornadoes went around Dodge City.
—Outside Online, 17 Sep. 2025
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But the tornado had wreaked havoc on the bar in a few short minutes.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
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A lot have died from just not even being near the tornado car crashes.
—Outside Online, 17 Sep. 2025
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Where to seek shelter at home should a tornado threaten the area.
—Vytas Reid, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Like a tornado running out of steam, the black hole will just fizzle out.
—Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 7 June 2023
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Some squall lines can produce tornadoes, too.
—Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2026
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