You contact your local National Weather Service offices. Visit the national weather service website and click on you location on the map of the U.S. This should lead you to your areas NWS office. From there there should be a place where you can submit storm reports.
We don't know there was no one to report it.
It is impossible to say. Tornadoes have been occurring in the region we call "Tornado Alley" since before people were there to report them.
No. A tornado was reported near Ada on March 26 but not in the town. The report was not confirmed.
Yes, there was a report of a baby being reported after a tornado hit who was still outside that survived.
As of the mornging of June 27, 2013 the last confirmed tornado was on June 24, with an unconfirmed report on June 26.
Before listen to the weather report if you think the weather seems weird! then go to a basement. when the tornado is over well see the destruction.
Doppler Radar can detect the signature of a tornado's rotation in a storm, but we usually need an eyewitness report to confirm that the tornado has actually touched down. Dual polarized Doppler radar can detect debris from a tornado, but that requires that the tornado is fairly strong and that there is enough debris for the tornado to pick up.
They usually first call in and report it to the National Weather Service office of the area they are in then they will take pictures and video and some chasers try to get data on the tornado.
There was an unconfirmed report of a tornado near Ada on that date. The funnel either did not touch down (in which case it was not a tornado) or it only touched down briefly and caused no damage, which would result in a rating of EF0.
Meteorologists use a combination of Doppler radar and eyewitness reports. Doppler radar can detect the rotation of a tornado or rotation that may soon lead to one. Newer advancements in radar can now detect debris lifted into the air from trees and buildings. People can also report when they see a tornado.
Last year in 2011, there were over 1800 tornado reports (of which about 1700 were confirmed), but the number of tornado warnings was higher as not all warnings correspond to a formal report. So the number of warnings issued in 2011 was likely well over 2000. However, 2011 was an extremely active tornado season. An average tornado season sees about 1200 tornadoes in the U.S., which would likely work out to about 1800-2000 warnings.
Most tornado warnings are usually based on data from Doppler radar, which can indicate a strong mesocyclone or even the signature of a tornado itself, and on reports from spotters, who may report if a tornado is forming or already on the ground.