A tornado watch is a watch that is watching out for tornadoes. A tornado warning is a warning That lets you know that a tornado is spotted.
A tornado alarm or tornado siren is a loud siren found in some tornado prone areas that sounds when a tornado warning is issued.
A tornado warning is issued if a tornado or rotation likely to produce a tornado is detected by Doppler radar or reported by eyewitnesses. The warning will include the location of the tornado and the speed and direction of its movement. Information of the warning is broadcast through TV, radio, and various internet sources. In some areas sirens may sound when a tornado warning is issued.
No. We did not have a warning system back when the tornado hit in 1927. People in nearby towns were not even aware the tornado had occurred until some time after.
Partially. A tornado warning means that a tornado is likely to form or already has formed.
Sort of. A tornado warning means that either a tornado has already formed or may form very soon.
Severe thunderstorms have the potential of producing a tornado with little or no advanced tornado warning.
No. A tornado warning means that a tornado is likely to form or has already been spotted.
"The tornado warning scared you." is active voice. "You were scared by the tornado warning." is passive voice.
Yes. Joplin, Missouri was under a tornado warning for 19 minutes before the tornado hit. That actually may have worked against them as after a while some people left shelter thinking the warning was a false alarm.
Tornado warning
Such a thing is impossible to predict. A tornado warning itself is a prediction that the threat of a tornado is imminent. As soon as signs indicate that a tornado warning is warranted, then one is issued. So there is no way of nowing when a tornado warning is going to be issued until it actually happens.