Synonyms of tornado

tornado

noun

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

Related Words

• hurricane
• gale
• windstorm
• tempest
• blow
• blast
• squall
• gust
• scud
• flurry
• zephyr
• breeze
• windblast
• bluster
• current
• puff
• draft
• williwaw
• waft
• northeaster
• whiff
• air
• breath
• norther
• westerly
• southeaster
• northwester
• southwester
• northerly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tornado

However, tornadoes can and have happened in every month of the year. — Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Sep. 2026

Less than two weeks later, Hurricane Milton struck Florida, bringing damaging storm surge, intense rainfall, flooding and a widespread tornado outbreak. — Patty Templeton-Jones, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

At the eye of this tornado that ripped across the Southeast lay Lane Kiffin of Ole Miss, displacing coaches in six SEC institutions — the most ever. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

At least 175 of the deaths were directly caused by the storm, including people killed by freshwater flooding, storm surge, wind, tornadoes and other direct effects. — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026