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The average lead time for a tornado warning is 15 minutes. Sometimes you get more warning, sometimes less.

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What happens before a tornado occurs?

rain, hail, and wind happen.


Where does the weather happen before a tornado?

The weather that precedes a tornado, including heavy rain and hail generally occurs in the front part of a supercell thunderstorm, with the tornado closer to the back.


What benifical info do storm chasers have?

Storm chasers have helped to identify features within a storm that are signs of a possible or imminent tornado including the "hook echo" signature sometimes seen on a radar image, and the rear-flank downdraft which often occurs just a few minutes before a tornado forms. Storm chasers can also relay information about a tornado to warning centers and broadcasters who can then warn people in the tornado's path.


Why is there little to no warning when a tornado occurs?

Tornadoes are poorly understood and scientists are still not sure what is involved in forming them. Furthermore, the factors that we do know contribute to tornadoes can be diffdifficult to detect.


Which type of CBRN detection is done to provide warning in sufficient time to implement measures before exposure to agent contamination occurs?

detection for protection and warning


Which type of cbrn detection is done to provide warning in sufficient time to implement protective measures before exposure to agent contaminiation occurs?

detection for protection and warning


Which type of CBRN detection is done to provide warning in sufficient time to implement protective measures before exposure to agent contamination occurs?

detection for protection and warning


What is the name of a tornado that occurs on land?

A tornado. Tornadoes usually occur on land anyway.


What do you call a tornado that occurs on land?

It is simply a tornado. Most tornadoes occur on land.


What is a tornado touchdown?

When a tornado touches down it means it has reached the ground and can now cause damage. It is not a tornado until this occurs,


Why does everything get calm before a tornado?

This often occurs because a tornado is in the updraft portion or rear ha;f of a supercell thunderstorm, while most of the wind rain and hail is in the downdraft portion or front half.


Where is the potential energy present before the tornado occurs?

The energy is stored in the air as thermal energy. A supercell thunderstorm turns that into kinetic energy in the form of rotating wind. Under the right conditions that rotation can form a tornado.