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 denial comes in a record-breaking year for severe weather in Illinois, which leads the nation with about 212 tornadoes confirmed by the National Weather Service so far this year, according to Pritzker’s office. — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026

Tornadoes An isolated risk for tornadoes will begin Friday night in coastal areas of Alabama, the Florida Panhandle and far southwestern Georgia. — Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

Isaias also could dump up to 15 inches of rain along parts of the Gulf Coast and spawn tornadoes overnight Friday into Saturday from Alabama to the Florida Panhandle and southwestern Georgia. — R.j. Rico, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Georgia could begin feeling impacts overnight Friday, with heavy rain bands, possible flooding and tornadoes continuing into Saturday. — CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

As the potential for flood risks sweep across the region, there is an increasing risk of a couple tornadoes Wednesday in central and northern Kansas and adjacent southern/southeast Nebraska. — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026

Nolo could also spawn tornadoes and large waterspouts over and near the Big Island and to the right of the track of the tropical cyclone. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026

Just four Ohio tornadoes since 1950 have received the most severe EF5 designation. — Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Sep. 2026

At least 175 of the deaths were directly caused by the storm, including people killed by freshwater flooding, storm surge, wind, tornadoes and other direct effects. — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026