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
More than 16 million people from central Texas to western Illinois are in the storm zone and damaging wind and large hail within thunderstorms was expected Tuesday afternoon and into the evening -- along with a flash flood threat and the potential for tornadoes.
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Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 3 June 2025
Colorado’s overcast skies will turn into widespread rain across metro Denver with a chance of severe thunderstorms, large hail and a tornado on the Eastern Plains, National Weather Service forecasters said Monday.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 2 June 2025
Any tornado with slower wind speeds is considered an EF0.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 25 May 2025
Each of those states has seen between 87 and 97 tornadoes so far, AccuWeather reported.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 25 May 2025
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Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 3 June 2025
Colorado’s overcast skies will turn into widespread rain across metro Denver with a chance of severe thunderstorms, large hail and a tornado on the Eastern Plains, National Weather Service forecasters said Monday.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 2 June 2025
Any tornado with slower wind speeds is considered an EF0.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 25 May 2025
Each of those states has seen between 87 and 97 tornadoes so far, AccuWeather reported.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tornado
hurricane
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However, forecasters are predicting an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season this year, so purchasing travel insurance is a smart bet.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
AFAR Media,
13 June 2025
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The 2025 eastern Pacific hurricane season runs through November 30.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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“Tornado.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tornado. Accessed 22 Jun. 2025.
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