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No, pressure differences will be too localized...unless the tornado is on top of you.

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Q: Can you use a barometer to track a tornado?
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What is better to find a tornado with. radar or aneroid barometer?

A a radar is better: it can detect a tornado at a distance. A barometer would be of no use unless the tornado came dangerously close.


What should a barometer measure when there is a tornado?

If a tornado passes near or over a barometer, it will measure a very rapid drop in pressure. How much the pressure drops depends on the strength of the tornado and how close the center of it comes tot he barometer.


What can track storms at different altitudes?

They use radar to watch the storm move and a barometer to study its pressure!


Can track storms at different altitudes?

They use radar to watch the storm move and a barometer to study its pressure!


How do meteorologist use barometer?

how do meteorologist use a barometer


Does a barometer track the activity of storms at diff altitudes?

false


Can a barometer track the activity of storms at different altitudes true or false?

no


Us largest tornado track on the ground?

The widest track was that of the El Reno, Oklahoma tornado of 2013. It was 2.6 miles wide. The longest damage track was that of the Tri-State tornado of 1925. It was 219 miles long.


Can a barometer track the activity of storms at different altitudes?

Highly accurate barometers take atmospheric pressure readings for use in many scientific applications. Changes in atmospheric pressures signal changes in weather, and pressure drops as altitude rises. So, adjusted to its altitude a barometer can track storms at different altitudes.


Can a barometer track activity of storms at different altitude?

Highly accurate barometers take atmospheric pressure readings for use in many scientific applications. Changes in atmospheric pressures signal changes in weather, and pressure drops as altitude rises. So, adjusted to its altitude a barometer can track storms at different altitudes.


What device do the use to detect a tornado?

Today, we track tornadoes using a combination of eyewitness reports and Doppler radar.


What equipment do you use to measure air pressure?

It is called a barometer, first developed in the 1600's