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A cold air mas moving into a warm air mass will create a cold front. It is along a cold front that the severe thunderstorms that can produce tornadoes most often form.

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A tornado warning means that a tornado is likely to form?

Partially. A tornado warning means that a tornado is likely to form or already has formed.


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If the national weather service puts out a tornado warning when is a tornado likely to strike?

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