noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ deadly , powerful
▪ possible
▪
McMullen County is expecting a possible ~.
TORNADO + VERB
▪ hit sth , strike sth
▪
The town was hit by a ~ last night.
▪ come down , touch down (both esp. AmE )
▪
A powerful ~ touched down in Evansville, Indiana.
▪ damage sth , destroy sth , devastate sth
▪ come through (sth) , rip through sth ( esp. AmE ), sweep across sth , sweep through sth
▪
A huge ~ ripped through two states.
VERB + TORNADO
▪ cause , produce , spawn ( esp. AmE )
▪
Tropical storm Bonnie spawned ~es in North Carolina.
▪ chase
▪
The group meets every spring to chase ~es.
TORNADO + NOUN
▪ warning
▪
We had a ~ warning earlier in the evening.
▪ watch ( esp. AmE )
▪
There are ~ watches in effect all across eastern Alabama.
▪ siren
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
The building was badly damaged in a ~.