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
That preparation becomes especially important during hurricanes, when tornadoes can form with little warning.
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Dave Warren, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Dinah Voyles Pulver, a national correspondent for USA TODAY, has written about hurricanes, tornadoes and violent weather for more than 30 years.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 30 May 2026
Thunderstorms could bring tennis-ball-sized hail, winds up to 70 mph and tornadoes to Colorado’s Eastern Plains through Saturday night, according to the National Weather Service.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 30 May 2026
According to the department, extreme heat causes more deaths annually than floods, hurricanes and tornadoes combined, with risks expected to increase as global temperatures continue rising.
—City News Service, Daily News, 28 May 2026
The hurricane, which made landfall near Siesta Key and went across the center of the state, caused a historic outbreak of powerful tornadoes, some of them in South Florida.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 26 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
Dave Warren, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Dinah Voyles Pulver, a national correspondent for USA TODAY, has written about hurricanes, tornadoes and violent weather for more than 30 years.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 30 May 2026
Thunderstorms could bring tennis-ball-sized hail, winds up to 70 mph and tornadoes to Colorado’s Eastern Plains through Saturday night, according to the National Weather Service.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 30 May 2026
According to the department, extreme heat causes more deaths annually than floods, hurricanes and tornadoes combined, with risks expected to increase as global temperatures continue rising.
—City News Service, Daily News, 28 May 2026
The hurricane, which made landfall near Siesta Key and went across the center of the state, caused a historic outbreak of powerful tornadoes, some of them in South Florida.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 26 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tornadoes
hurricanes
Noun
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Scotch bonnets are a temperamental crop; the most recent harvest was devastated by hurricanes in Jamaica — a key producer — as well as disease and pests.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
2 June 2026
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Mother Nature conjured up five hurricanes last year, with four reaching major hurricane status on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.—
Meredith Garofalo,
Space.com,
1 June 2026
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“Tornadoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tornadoes. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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