The Doppler radar itself does not predict tornadoes, meteorologists do.
Doppler radar can detect the signature of a possible tornado, but it usually takes reports from weather spotter to confirm a tornado is occurring.
Not exactly. Local weather forecast offices work together with the Storm Prediction Center (SPC). The SPC looks at general weather conditions across regions over periods of hours to days. They can tell if conditions are becoming favorable for tornadoes and other severe weather. However, they cannot tell when or where individual tornadoes will form or exactly how severe an outbreak might be. Local forecast offices use doppler radar to detect rotation within thunderstorms. This rotation may indicate that a storm can produce a tornado, and can even detect a tornadic circulation. However, not all the storms that have the potential to produce tornadoes do, and scientists still aren't sure why. Additionally, even if a tornadic circulation is detected, the radar can't tell if it reaches the ground.
Yes. Doppler radar is perhaps the most important tool in tornado detection.
Yes. Mobile Doppler radars such as the DOW (Doppler On Wheels) are a major part of the modern study of tornadoes.
No. Doppler radar can detect tornadoes and the rotation that can produce them. It is the meteorologist who makes a prediction by interpreting what the radar detects.
Yes it is.
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False. Most objects picked up by a tornado will be ejected in a matter of seconds.
Both hurricanes and at least some tornadoes have a calm area at the center called an eye. Though in technical terminology only the eye of a hurricane is a true eye. In a tornado it is referred to as a "weak-echo region" as it does not reflect a radar beam.
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The statement "Hurricanes cover a larger area than tornadoes" is true. "Hurricanes have strong winds" is also true unless there is a second part to it. Both hurricanes and tornadoes kill people.
The statements "Hurricanes cover a larger area than tornadoes" and "Hurricanes have strong winds" are both true. Tornadoes most certainly can kill people.
True. Doppler radar can detect tornadoes.
False. Tornadoes are very common in Texas.
Yes.
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False. Tornadoes can occur almost anywhere; Tornado Alley is just where strong tornadoes are most common.
False; it's a False Negative
True.
True. Tornadoes are most common in the southeastern quadrant of the United States, known as "Dixie Alley." States like Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Tennessee experience a higher frequency of tornadoes compared to other regions in the country.
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It can be either. Tornadoes can move faster than 40 mph, but usually don't.