as in hurricane
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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Places that previously avoided major storms are now experiencing unprecedented flooding, gale-force winds and even tornadoes due to changing weather patterns.
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Lynette Bell, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
From tornadoes to mudslides and floods and more floods, Kentucky has endured an unlucky streak, stretching back too many uncomfortable years to count, of being pounded by one climate disaster after another.
—Tricia Fulks Kelley, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Unfortunately, there have been some deaths that occurred in Kentucky yesterday due to the powerful monster storm combined with multiple weak tornadoes ripping through this region.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
If weather forecasting is privatized, would tornado warnings, hurricane tracking, and flood alerts become available only to paying customers?
—Sweta Chakraborty, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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Lynette Bell, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
From tornadoes to mudslides and floods and more floods, Kentucky has endured an unlucky streak, stretching back too many uncomfortable years to count, of being pounded by one climate disaster after another.
—Tricia Fulks Kelley, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Unfortunately, there have been some deaths that occurred in Kentucky yesterday due to the powerful monster storm combined with multiple weak tornadoes ripping through this region.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
If weather forecasting is privatized, would tornado warnings, hurricane tracking, and flood alerts become available only to paying customers?
—Sweta Chakraborty, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tornado
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“Tornado.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tornado. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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