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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

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Recent Examples of tornadoes Earlier this week, severe storms wreaked havoc across other parts of the Midwest, causing tornadoes, heavy rains and flash flooding. — Nbc News, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2026 With four months left in the year, though, Borchadt believes Illinois may top Texas’s all-time record of 244 tornadoes in 2015. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026 These storms can include lightning, strong winds, and in some cases, fire tornadoes. — Emma Balleste, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 Four tornadoes are confirmed to have swept through the Southland, including EF-1 tornadoes that spanned from Mokena to Tinley Park, Orland Park to Munster, Indiana, and Glenwood to Lansing, according to the National Weather Service. — Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026 The National Weather Service has confirmed a total of six tornadoes touched down in the south and southwest suburbs on Tuesday, including an EF-1 tornado that touched down in the area of Homewood, Glenwood, and Thornton. — Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, authorities are continuing to assess the damage from storms, floods, and at least five tornadoes, including three in southwest Chicago suburbs, that devastated the Midwest over the past two days. — Michelle Simmons, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026 This year, Tropical Storm Arthur brought record rainfall to areas of Louisiana and generated flash flooding and tornadoes along the Gulf coast. — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026

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hurricanes

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There were delays, including some caused by three hurricanes — the Charley, Frances and Jeanne era — that battered the area.

— Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026
Less than three of them are expected to become major hurricanes.

— Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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