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
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Recent Examples of tornado
Heat is by far the deadliest form of severe weather in the US, killing on average twice as many people a year as tornadoes and hurricanes combined.
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Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
One theory raised was that the boat capsized after being struck by a waterspout (which refers to a tornado over the water), though there may have been more factors at play that contributed to the sinking.
—David Chiu, People.com, 12 May 2025
These storms will make their way east throughout the afternoon into the evening, with some becoming strong enough to produce damaging wind gusts, large hail, and maybe an isolated tornado.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 3 May 2025
States in the Mid-Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee valleys, stretching all the way into parts of Pennsylvania and western New York, could see thunderstorms, damaging winds, hail and a possible isolated tornado, the weather service said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 2 May 2025
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Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 13 May 2025
One theory raised was that the boat capsized after being struck by a waterspout (which refers to a tornado over the water), though there may have been more factors at play that contributed to the sinking.
—David Chiu, People.com, 12 May 2025
These storms will make their way east throughout the afternoon into the evening, with some becoming strong enough to produce damaging wind gusts, large hail, and maybe an isolated tornado.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 3 May 2025
States in the Mid-Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee valleys, stretching all the way into parts of Pennsylvania and western New York, could see thunderstorms, damaging winds, hail and a possible isolated tornado, the weather service said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tornado
hurricane
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The acting administrator of FEMA was also fired on Thursday, mere weeks before the start of hurricane season.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
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The change at the top of the agency that coordinates federal disaster relief comes a few weeks before the start of of hurricane season on June 1.—
Benjamin Siegel,
ABC News,
8 May 2025
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“Tornado.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tornado. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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