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The average lead time for a tornado warning in the U.S. is 14 minutes. Depending on the scale of the event, the potential for a tornado outbreak can be detected up to a week or so in advance.
Volcanoes are trickier. Although signs of activity can be detected months or even years before an eruption, we still cannot predict when an eruption will occur.

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