How to Use tornado in a Sentence

tornado

noun
Definition of tornadonext
Synonyms for tornadonext
  • The Rolling Fork tornado was three-quarters-of-a mile wide and on the ground for 59 miles.
    — Lee Roop | Lroop@al.com, al, 6 Apr. 2023
  • When the brass and saxes swung in big at the top of the tune, the cast reared back, as if hit by a tornado.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2023
  • That includes a small chance for a tornado in the area tonight.
    — Shepard Price, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Apr. 2023
  • High winds are likely with a chance of hail and a low chance of tornadoes.
    — Nidhi Sharma, NBC News, 23 Aug. 2023
  • That tornado was part of an outbreak that dropped 55 across the Plains.
    — Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2022
  • There was a tornado passing through New York City on the day that the review came out.
    — Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The Virginia Beach Fire Department said some homes had gas leaks in the wake of the tornado.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 1 May 2023
  • In 2011, my husband and I lost our home to the Joplin, Missouri tornado.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2024
  • The city has been cleaning up debris since the March 31 tornado.
    — Paige Eichkorn, Arkansas Online, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Like a tornado running out of steam, the black hole will just fizzle out.
    — Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 7 June 2023
  • The mesocyclone was not the tornado, per se, that tracked through Bowie.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 5 July 2022
  • One of the largest features of the park that wasn't impacted as heavily by the tornado was the golf course.
    — Paige Eichkorn, Arkansas Online, 1 May 2023
  • The tornado touched down about 5:40 a.m. and was part of thunderstorms that rolled through the Chicago area overnight.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 July 2022
  • The nation saw a near record number of tornadoes this year.
    — Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Akin to a tornado in the ocean, waterspouts can feature wind speeds of up to 125 miles per hour.
    — Ashley Stimpson, Popular Mechanics, 18 Apr. 2022
  • Lund described the fire tornado as a response to the weather rather than its own event.
    — Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Vicky was a headstrong tornado of a girl, Marley an avatar of virtue.
    — Mayukh Sen, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Lopez said the highest risk for tornadoes was also in those states.
    — Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 10 Apr. 2024
  • New Orleans tornado, which struck overnight and killed a man.
    — NBC News, 30 Mar. 2022
  • The tornado carved a 27-mile path across the state, according to Fox Weather.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 17 May 2024
  • Colleen and Erin Marlatt, sisters, were killed when their car was struck by the tornado.
    — Greg Porter, Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2022
  • Some of these storms could be severe with hail, high winds, and perhaps a tornado.
    — Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Last month already set the record for most tornado reports during the month of March, with 233.
    — NBC News, 6 Apr. 2022
  • The tornado’s wind peak and rating are both unknown, the news release said.
    — Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The risk for a tornado remains very low, the forecaster said.
    — Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Here's a look at the numbers How are tornadoes confirmed?
    — Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 30 July 2024
  • About a month ago, there was a strip of the country that experienced 100 tornadoes in a week.
    — Lz Granderson, The Mercury News, 22 June 2024
  • The tornado stayed on the ground for about three minutes, traveling nearly two miles through the city.
    — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 24 July 2022
  • Wind shear in the storms colliding with a cold front could spawn the tornadoes, Wimberley said.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 15 Feb. 2025
  • In recent days, severe weather has swept through the region, bringing snow, flooding, and tornado threats to states including West Virginia, Kentucky, and Mississippi.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025

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