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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Lopez said the highest risk for tornadoes was also in those states.
    — Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Some of these storms could be severe with hail, high winds, and perhaps a tornado.
    — Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 27 Apr. 2023
  • More than 70% of Rolling Fork residents displaced by the tornado were renters.
    — Michael Goldberg, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Just last week, two tornadoes touched down in the Los Angeles area within a span of about 10 minutes.
    — Jack Lee, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 May 2023
  • Officer Robert Barfield captured the wedge of the tornado in cellphone video.
    — Bracey Harris, NBC News, 10 May 2023
  • Simply squished into the group by the unbelievable force of the tornado.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Fierce winds and tornadoes could strike the South: More than 50 million people in the South are under a severe storm threat Friday.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Since then, a lot of buildings have fallen apart or been destroyed by tornadoes.
    — Kate Nelson, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2023
  • In two minutes, the tornado lifted after traveling just over a mile, the team said.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2024
  • The weather service issued a tornado watch about 2:50 p.m. for a large band of counties to the south of Tarrant and Dallas counties.
    — Lana Ferguson, Dallas News, 27 Apr. 2023
  • More isolated tornadoes cannot be ruled out, the service said.
    — Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 8 May 2023
  • Yes, Jason Statham uses a boomerang and turns into a book tornado.
    — Rebecca Pahle, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The tornado was one of at least 50 that struck several states that December.
    — Sara Smart, CNN, 19 July 2023
  • The stress of moving from the medium of air to the much denser medium of water exerts a huge force on the bird's body, with an impact akin to tornadoes hitting the water.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Large to very large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes, some of which might be strong, are possible.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2024
  • On Friday, June 16, a tornado hit their tiny town, knocking out power to both Patrick and her mother.
    — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2023
  • For any storms that acquire rotating updrafts, a brief tornado or two is not out of the question.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 3 July 2023
  • But there’s also a lot that has been unusual, like those tornadoes.
    — Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Ohio hasn’t been warned of a tornado threat this substantial in more than 10 years, according to SPC data.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
  • The tornado appears to be the most intense one to hit Virginia Beach since at least 1950, according to an online tracker.
    — Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2023
  • The storm warning was upgraded first to a tornado watch, then to a tornado warning.
    — Rich Cohen, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2023

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