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

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

The two tornadoes started as tornadic waterspouts and were spotted off the coast of Far Rockaway and in Atlantic Beach on Long Island as Thursday’s torrential rain forced officials to close highways across the city. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026

This summer, the Steel City has seen wildfire smoke from Canada, unusually hot temperatures due to heat domes and severe weather that's brought tornadoes to neighboring counties. — Mariyam Muhammad, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Between 1950 and 2022, there were 88 tornadoes reported across all of New York State, most of which would equate to a 0 or 1, the lowest ratings, on the Enhanced Fujita scale used to rank tornadoes. — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2026

Weather service crews were going to view the Delaware and Long Island damage on Friday to determine the strengths and paths of the tornadoes. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Damage was reported more broadly across the Mid-Atlantic region, including in parts of Pennsylvania and Delaware hit by tornadoes. — Dakota Smith, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Earlier this week, severe storms wreaked havoc across other parts of the Midwest, causing tornadoes, heavy rains and flash flooding. — Nbc News, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2026