Synonyms of tornadoes

tornadoes

noun

variants or tornados

plural of tornado

as in hurricanes

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

• hurricanes
• gales
• windstorms
• tempests
• blows
• blasts
• gusts
• squalls
• scuds
• zephyrs
• flurries
• breezes
• bluster
• currents
• windblasts
• airs
• puffs
• drafts
• williwaws
• northers
• breaths
• whiffs
• wafts
• westerlies
• northeasters
• northerlies
• southeasters
• northwesters
• southwesters

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tornadoes

The rounds of showers and storms will bring the threat of damaging winds, hail, a few tornadoes and chances for flash flooding in certain areas. — Aleem Agha, ABC News, 18 July 2026

After days of smoky skies and heavy heat, New Yorkers on Saturday were once again bracing for severe weather, which is expected to include intense thunderstorms, isolated tornadoes, and hail. — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026

Multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms are expected to inundate the area through Saturday evening, worsening flooding and bringing damaging winds and potential tornadoes, the weather service said. — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

Thunderstorms, flooding and a possible risk of tornadoes are forecasted in the mid-Atlantic, most of Pennsylvania and other areas of the northeast this weekend. — Kristin Wright, NPR, 18 July 2026

Federal Emergency Management Agency officials will review damage in Porter County from the June 11 tornadoes and severe storms on Monday, according to a release. — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

In Florida, El Niño can mean intense winter weather, including an increase in tornadoes. — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 17 July 2026

While the system offers a solution for protecting homes, the vault cannot be used as a bunker, so residents should still evacuate immediately during wildfires or tornadoes. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 12 July 2026

Roughly the same rural areas of eastern Cleveland and western Lincoln counties have spawned destructive, even deadly tornados for many decades. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 11 July 2026