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A tornado is a violently rotating column of air extending from the base of a thunderstorm to the ground. Tornadoes are often made visible by a funnel cloud.
A tornado watch is a type of weather advisory indicating that general weather conditions favor the formation of tornadoes, A tornado watch does not indicate any specific threat.
A tornado alert is an obsolete weather advisory that indicated a storm with potential to produce a tornado. Tornado alerts were gradually phased out of use in the 1970s. Now any time a storm is capable of producing a tornado, a tornado warning is issued.
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What is higher alert tornado warning or watch?
A tornado warning is a higher level of alert, often meaning that a tornado has formed.
Is a flash flood watch better then a sever thunder storm watch and a tornado watch?
No. A severe thunderstorm watch and a tornado watch would of course be stronger than a flash flood watch.
Does a warning or a watch come first in a tornado?
Usually a watch is issued first, and then warnings are issued as tornadic storms develop. However, occasionally a tornado warned storm may develop without a tornado watch.
What is a tornado watch and a tornado warning?
A tornado watch means that weather conditions are favorable for tornadoes to form in a particular area, and people should stay alert and prepared. A tornado warning means that a tornado has been spotted or detected on radar in the area, and immediate action should be taken to seek shelter.
What is the most important thing for you to do if there is a tornado watch?
During a tornado watch you should stay alert. Pay attention to broadcasts and advisories for if a tornado warning is issued, especially if there is a thunderstorm in your area. A tornado watch means that conditions are favorable for tornadoes to form, but the threat is not immediate. A tornado warning means that a tornado has been spotted or detected, or there is an immediate threat of one forming.
Is there a tornado watch for maidstone sk on today June 18 2012?
Yes stay calm but alert
What does tornado watch 4 mean?
A tornado watch is issued when general weather conditions in a region are favorable for the formation of tornadoes. Tornado watches are numbered in the order that they are issued. So tornado watch 4 is the 4th tornado watch issued in the country that year.
How does a tornado watch get called in or reported to Storm chasers?
Tornado watches are broadcast to the general public via online sources and weather radios. Storm chasers do not have any special status.
When did they invent the tornado watcher?
There is no particular year. The first advisory for tornadoes, which today would be called a tornado watch, was issued on March 25, 1948 in central Oklahoma. It was not called a tornado watch then as it was an impromptu alert given by an Air Force meteorologist rather than official watch.
What is a tornado warned storm?
A tornado warned storm is a thunderstorm for which a tornado warning has been issued, meaning that the storm is producing rotation that can spawn a tornado.
Is true when the national weather service issues a tornado watch a tornado has been spotted?
No, if a tornado is spotted a tornado warning is issued .A tornado watch is not as bad as a tornado warning is. The watch just means that it is the type of weather that could POSSIBLY produce a tornado. It doesnt even mean that there is rotation or high winds. A warning is something to worry about though.
Why do people go on storm watches?
A storm watch indicates that a storm of a given type may be possible in your area. They basically inform people to be on alert for dangerous weather conditions.
