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

Here’s look back at the most intense tornadoes that have impact Chicago and the state. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

The storms have lost some of their punch near midnight, dropping the risk of damaging wind gusts, isolated hail and tornadoes. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Two tornadoes, a metro-area rarity, upped the ante in August, whipping through parts of Queens and Long Island. — Matthew Schneier, Curbed, 27 Aug. 2026

Once the whirlwinds make landfall, they are classified as tornados and this one had maximum winds of 85 mph, meteorologists say. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026

In addition to the derecho, there were also tornadoes, including a 26-mile-long EF2 twister that touched down in Illinois and went into Indiana, according to the National Weather Service. — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026

According to Meteo France, the national weather agency, a few dozen tornadoes occur each year in mainland France, most of them of low intensity. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

From flash flooding to water spouts turned tornadoes, August's weather has been particularly out-of-the-ordinary. — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

Courtesy of Reed Timmer Timmer, who has seen hundreds of tornadoes in his lifetime, says the thrill never gets old. — Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026