variants
or tornados
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
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Recent Examples of tornadoes
Nine of those 16 tornadoes occurred during severe storms overnight on April 15.
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Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 20 May 2026
But Mother Nature is fickle and tornadoes are not easy to find.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
The multi-state severe weather outbreak earlier this week generated at least seven tornadoes in north-central and northeast Kansas, according to damage survey reports from the National Weather Service in Topeka.
—Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
On Tuesday, damaging winds are possible across the entire region with a small chance of isolated tornadoes.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 19 May 2026
Weather forecasters had predicted a severe weather system and risk of tornadoes primarily in Kansas and Oklahoma, with the potential for an isolated but strong storm in North Texas.
—Emily Holshouser
may 19, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026
Will Waymo stop in large hail or tornadoes?
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 13 May 2026
The storms could to persist in the region through the weekend, threatening additional rainfall, hail and possible tornadoes across Louisiana and Alabama.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
Damaging winds and a few tornadoes will be possible.
—Max Golembo, ABC News, 27 Dec. 2024
Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 20 May 2026
But Mother Nature is fickle and tornadoes are not easy to find.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
The multi-state severe weather outbreak earlier this week generated at least seven tornadoes in north-central and northeast Kansas, according to damage survey reports from the National Weather Service in Topeka.
—Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
On Tuesday, damaging winds are possible across the entire region with a small chance of isolated tornadoes.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 19 May 2026
Weather forecasters had predicted a severe weather system and risk of tornadoes primarily in Kansas and Oklahoma, with the potential for an isolated but strong storm in North Texas.
—Emily Holshouser
may 19, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026
Will Waymo stop in large hail or tornadoes?
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 13 May 2026
The storms could to persist in the region through the weekend, threatening additional rainfall, hail and possible tornadoes across Louisiana and Alabama.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
Damaging winds and a few tornadoes will be possible.
—Max Golembo, ABC News, 27 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tornadoes
hurricanes
Noun
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In this specific case, the system is called the Bermuda high, a semipermanent area of high pressure hanging out over the Atlantic Ocean to the east of North America that is also one of the atmospheric features that steers summer hurricanes.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
19 May 2026
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Tropical storms and hurricanes form vertically upward.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Tornadoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tornadoes. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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