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 remnants of Hurricane Isaias brought nearly 10 inches of rain to parts of North Carolina on Saturday, creating flash floods, landslides and tornados. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026

Hurricane Isaias made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane on Saturday, spawning tornadoes, destroying buildings and downing power lines across the Gulf region. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2026

In recent years, Canyon has searched for people amid wildfire ash, along steep muddy banks after floods, and beneath homes destroyed by tornadoes. — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026

Warmer temperatures ahead, but storm threat not over As the day progresses, warmer temperatures will increase the potential for isolated tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service. — AJC.com, 10 Oct. 2026

And as theFlorida Public Radio Emergency Network notes, forecasters warn that tornadoes could spin off of the system, causing further havoc far from the Gulf Coast. — Bill Chappell, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026

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