Tornado
noun
A violently rotating column of air touching the ground, usually coming from thunderstorms.
The tornado swept through the town, leveling houses to the ground.
Often appears as...
- tornado warning
- tornado watch
noun
Anything resembling a tornado in destructive power.
Her toddler was a tornado, leaving every room in chaos.
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A violently rotating column of air touching the ground, usually coming from thunderstorms.
The tornado swept through the town, leveling houses to the ground.
Often appears as...
- tornado warning
- tornado watch
noun
Anything resembling a tornado in destructive power.
Her toddler was a tornado, leaving every room in chaos.
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Weather Phenomenon
Use 'tornado' for a specific, severe weather event, not mild winds or storms.
After the tornado, the whole neighborhood was unrecognizable.
Pro Tip 2/3Severity Indicator
'Tornado' implies extreme danger and potential for damage; it's not used for minor disturbances.
They took shelter when the tornado sirens started blaring.
Pro Tip 3/3Associated Precautions
'Tornado' is often preceded by terms like 'warning' or 'watch' to indicate safety measures.
The weather report issued a tornado watch for the afternoon.
Pro Tip 1/3Weather Phenomenon
Use 'tornado' for a specific, severe weather event, not mild winds or storms.
After the tornado, the whole neighborhood was unrecognizable.
Pro Tip 2/3Severity Indicator
'Tornado' implies extreme danger and potential for damage; it's not used for minor disturbances.
They took shelter when the tornado sirens started blaring.
Pro Tip 3/3Associated Precautions
'Tornado' is often preceded by terms like 'warning' or 'watch' to indicate safety measures.
The weather report issued a tornado watch for the afternoon.
Pro Tip 1/3Weather Phenomenon
Use 'tornado' for a specific, severe weather event, not mild winds or storms.
After the tornado, the whole neighborhood was unrecognizable.
Pro Tip 2/3Severity Indicator
'Tornado' implies extreme danger and potential for damage; it's not used for minor disturbances.
They took shelter when the tornado sirens started blaring.
Pro Tip 3/3Associated Precautions
'Tornado' is often preceded by terms like 'warning' or 'watch' to indicate safety measures.
The weather report issued a tornado watch for the afternoon.
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Video examples
How to track a tornado -...
stuff that looks like this. The really exciting thing about looking at stuff like this is that we caught this storm from when it didn't make a tornado to when it made a tornado and intensified and when it dissipated. This is the one of the rare data sets that we have out there
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Tornadoes 101 PIPE National...
tornadoes big funnel shaped clouds that can rip through a community and leave a wake of destruction they can form in seconds change direction in a heartbeat and their devastation can last a lifetime exactly how and why tornadoes occur is still a bit of a mystery but an
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Lessons we can learn...
Rubicon they came there to help residents comb through the debris for their possessions and their keepsakes then haul away what couldn't be salvaged who are you guys one of the locals asked we're veterans they said we're here to help in the wake of the tornado Team
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The new urgency of...
Thank you. And the world? Are we going to do this? Do you think that humanity is going to pull this off and that our grandchildren are going to have beautiful lives where they can celebrate nature and not spend every day in fear of the next tornado or tsunami?
Video examples
Tornadoes 101 PIPE National...
While tornadoes cannot be prevented, measures are being taken to protect communities. Meteorologists closely monitor storm fronts in high-risk areas and try to forecast possible tornadic events. In doing so, they help mitigate damages to neighborhoods
Video examples
How do tornadoes form? -...
Because of this, there's a great deal of research into these phenomena, but the truth is, there's still a lot we don't know about how tornadoes form. The conditions that may give rise to one tornado won't necessarily cause another.
Video examples
Capturing authentic...
There are times when it is important to convey information quickly, to present bulleted facts and updates. When a situation is urgent, when action is required now, when you need to know where the tornado will hit,
Video examples
Inside the Tornado PIPE...
surprising discovery the barometric pressure inside a tornado drops farther than anyone realized helping explain how tornadoes maintain their strength the probe recorded images from the edge of a
Video examples
Inside the Tornado PIPE...
surprising discovery the barometric pressure inside a tornado drops farther than anyone realized helping explain how tornadoes maintain their strength
Video examples
Amazing Bait Balls &...
coming and become a whirling tornado fishermen call it a bait ball
Video examples
How to track a tornado -...
stuff that looks like this. The really exciting thing about looking at stuff like this is that we caught this storm from when it didn't make a tornado to when it made a tornado and intensified and when it dissipated. This is the one of the rare data sets that we have out there
Video examples
Tornadoes 101 PIPE National...
tornadoes big funnel shaped clouds that can rip through a community and leave a wake of destruction they can form in seconds change direction in a heartbeat and their devastation can last a lifetime exactly how and why tornadoes occur is still a bit of a mystery but an
Video examples
Lessons we can learn...
Rubicon they came there to help residents comb through the debris for their possessions and their keepsakes then haul away what couldn't be salvaged who are you guys one of the locals asked we're veterans they said we're here to help in the wake of the tornado Team
Video examples
The new urgency of...
Thank you. And the world? Are we going to do this? Do you think that humanity is going to pull this off and that our grandchildren are going to have beautiful lives where they can celebrate nature and not spend every day in fear of the next tornado or tsunami?
Video examples
Tornadoes 101 PIPE National...
While tornadoes cannot be prevented, measures are being taken to protect communities. Meteorologists closely monitor storm fronts in high-risk areas and try to forecast possible tornadic events. In doing so, they help mitigate damages to neighborhoods
Video examples
How do tornadoes form? -...
Because of this, there's a great deal of research into these phenomena, but the truth is, there's still a lot we don't know about how tornadoes form. The conditions that may give rise to one tornado won't necessarily cause another.
Video examples
Capturing authentic...
There are times when it is important to convey information quickly, to present bulleted facts and updates. When a situation is urgent, when action is required now, when you need to know where the tornado will hit,
Video examples
Inside the Tornado PIPE...
surprising discovery the barometric pressure inside a tornado drops farther than anyone realized helping explain how tornadoes maintain their strength the probe recorded images from the edge of a
Video examples
Inside the Tornado PIPE...
surprising discovery the barometric pressure inside a tornado drops farther than anyone realized helping explain how tornadoes maintain their strength
Video examples
Amazing Bait Balls &...
coming and become a whirling tornado fishermen call it a bait ball
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Marilyn Manson
American Singer
My art is not limited to the songs I create but also to the reaction it creates. I like to sit back and look at the whole thing as if it's a tornado that I'm controlling. It's creating chaos. When you create chaos, ideas are turned upside down, and everybody looks at things in a different way.
Quote examples
Liberty Ross
English Model
I honestly don't think about myself; it's more about my kids. They were both born in L.A., and they're like little beams of sun, little tornadoes, and they can't be in a confined space. And one of the things I love most about L.A. is the freedom there.
Quote examples
Edie Brickell
American Musician
My grandmother was the greatest cook in the world. She could just go in there, the whole kitchen would look like a tornado hit it and then she'd come out with the best food. Then she'd sit at the table and she wouldn't eat!
Quote examples
Joshua Henry
American Actor
Being in the bands of a hurricane, it's not like a tornado that's going to pass very quickly. It's the most serious thing that you will ever experience next to, I'm sure, an earthquake.
Quote examples
Maurizio Gucci
Aldo was the big strength, the big power. He would always scream at us because we took a holiday and he never would. He was a tornado.
Quote examples
Greg MacGillivray
American Director
At first, the tornado is nearly invisible. Against the sky, it's white on white.
Quote examples
Kenny Scharf
American Artist
I'm constantly doing new stuff. I'm always excited. I'm a one-man tornado.
Quote examples
Francis Alys
Belgian Artist
In the eye of the tornado, there's no more high and low, no floor and sky.
Quote examples
Peter Paige
American Actor
When we went to school, we had the odd tornado drill.
Quote examples
Paul Gilbert
American Musician
My life is a glorious tornado of musical projects!
Quote examples
Marilyn Manson
American Singer
My art is not limited to the songs I create but also to the reaction it creates. I like to sit back and look at the whole thing as if it's a tornado that I'm controlling. It's creating chaos. When you create chaos, ideas are turned upside down, and everybody looks at things in a different way.
Quote examples
Liberty Ross
English Model
I honestly don't think about myself; it's more about my kids. They were both born in L.A., and they're like little beams of sun, little tornadoes, and they can't be in a confined space. And one of the things I love most about L.A. is the freedom there.
Quote examples
Edie Brickell
American Musician
My grandmother was the greatest cook in the world. She could just go in there, the whole kitchen would look like a tornado hit it and then she'd come out with the best food. Then she'd sit at the table and she wouldn't eat!
Quote examples
Joshua Henry
American Actor
Being in the bands of a hurricane, it's not like a tornado that's going to pass very quickly. It's the most serious thing that you will ever experience next to, I'm sure, an earthquake.
Quote examples
Maurizio Gucci
Aldo was the big strength, the big power. He would always scream at us because we took a holiday and he never would. He was a tornado.
Quote examples
Greg MacGillivray
American Director
At first, the tornado is nearly invisible. Against the sky, it's white on white.
Quote examples
Kenny Scharf
American Artist
I'm constantly doing new stuff. I'm always excited. I'm a one-man tornado.
Quote examples
Francis Alys
Belgian Artist
In the eye of the tornado, there's no more high and low, no floor and sky.
Quote examples
Peter Paige
American Actor
When we went to school, we had the odd tornado drill.
Quote examples
Paul Gilbert
American Musician
My life is a glorious tornado of musical projects!
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