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Yes. Tornado watches are issued based partly on computerized weather models and tornadic storms are tracked using Doppler radar.

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What type of information is used to predict tornadoes?

Meteorologists use a variety of information to predict tornadoes, including atmospheric conditions like temperature, humidity, and wind direction. They also use radar data to track storms and look for signs of rotation that could lead to a tornado. Additionally, historical data and computer models are used to help forecast where and when tornadoes may occur.


How can the work of scientists who want to get close to tornadoes help people who want to take shelter from tornadoes?

The idea is that studying tornadoes, which sometimes means getting close to them, allows us to better understand them. A better understanding of tornadoes may help us predict them, which would mean better warnings for people who might be in the path of a tornado.


Why do meteorologists like to chase tornadoes?

Meteorologists chase tornadoes because they can conduct research to better understand and predict them. Many storm chasers, though are not meteorologists, and just chase for the thrill or because tornadoes fascinate them.


Can meteorologist predict where and when a tornado will occur?

Only to a limited degree. Meteorologists can predict areas where tornadoes might occur when the conditions for them arise. But there is no telling exactly when and where a storm will produce a tornado.


Can it be predicted when a tornado will happen?

Only to a very limited degree. On the long term, analysis of large scale weather patterns can determine a period of a few hours in which tornadoes are likely to form in a region. However, this analysis cannot predict where or when individual tornadoes will strike. On the sorter term, radar analysis can determine if a tornado is likely to produce a tornado in the next few minutes, though it still cannot say when a tornado will form. If a tornado has already formed and we know its location, speed, and direction, we can gauge approximately when it will reach certain locations.

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What animal that predict the tornadoes?

There is not real scientific evidence that animals predict tornadoes. Tornadoes come with thunderstorms, and some animals, such as dogs, may hear the thunder before we do, but it is unlikely that they can actually predict tornadoes.


Can we predict when extreme tornadoes will happen?

Only to a very limited degree. Analysis of weather conditions can help determine the potential for tornadoes, including strong tornadoes, across a region on a given day. However, it cannot predict how strong individual tornadoes will be or where they will strike. We can also tell if a specific storm cell has potential to produce strong tornadoes, but we still cannot predict excactly when a tornado will form.


What is the counties in TN that is having a tornado today?

It is impossible to predict what counties will and won't have tornadoes at any given time. Tornadoes are very difficult to predict.


What type of information is used to predict tornadoes?

Meteorologists use a variety of information to predict tornadoes, including atmospheric conditions like temperature, humidity, and wind direction. They also use radar data to track storms and look for signs of rotation that could lead to a tornado. Additionally, historical data and computer models are used to help forecast where and when tornadoes may occur.


How can the work of scientists who want to get close to tornadoes help people who want to take shelter from tornadoes?

The idea is that studying tornadoes, which sometimes means getting close to them, allows us to better understand them. A better understanding of tornadoes may help us predict them, which would mean better warnings for people who might be in the path of a tornado.


Are tornadoes are the most difficult from of severe weather to predict?

No, it is not


Why do meteorologists like to chase tornadoes?

Meteorologists chase tornadoes because they can conduct research to better understand and predict them. Many storm chasers, though are not meteorologists, and just chase for the thrill or because tornadoes fascinate them.


Can meteorologist predict where and when a tornado will occur?

Only to a limited degree. Meteorologists can predict areas where tornadoes might occur when the conditions for them arise. But there is no telling exactly when and where a storm will produce a tornado.


Is it possible to use tornadoes as a source of energy?

Tornadoes are not a viable or practical source of energy. They are highly unpredictable and dangerous natural phenomena, making it unsafe and unreliable to harness their power for energy generation. Additionally, the technology to efficiently and safely capture energy from tornadoes does not currently exist.


Who are the people who study tornadoes prevention?

Meteorologists (weather scientists) study tornadoes and how to predict them, but there are no real efforts to try to prevent them. That is impossible.


Are there going to be anymore tornadoes in Perth in winter 2012?

That is impossible to predict. Tornadoes cannot be predicted in the long term. Lead times in forecasting tornadoes are measured in minutes, not months.


Why is finding tornadoes a problem?

Tornadoes are small-scale weather patterns that often come and go relatively quickly. This makes the difficult to predict.