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Learn about the formation and characteristics of hurricanes, typhoons and tornadoes.
An example of a tornado warning polygon issued by the National Weather Service. A tornado warning (SAME code: TOR) is a public warning that is issued by weather forecasting agencies to an area in the direct path of a tornado, or a severe thunderstorm capable of producing one, and advises individuals in that area to take cover.
A few weeks after the tornado, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released details about an experimental warning system which was tested before and during the tornado. This new warning system, named Warn-on-Forecast System (WoFS), was created by the Hazardous Weather Testbed housed in the National Weather Center in Norman ...
The damage caused by Hurricane Andrew is a good example of the damage caused by a category 5 Tropical cyclone. A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain or squalls.
According to the National Weather Service, a tornado warning means there’s imminent danger to life and property in the warning area, and you should immediately move to an interior room on the ...
A typical tornado triggered by a mid-latitude front forms in the region of overlap between convective potential energy (a.k.a. CAPE, driven by solar heating) and strong wind shear, a changing of ...
Tropical cyclone forecasting is the science of forecasting where a tropical cyclone's center, and its effects, are expected to be at some point in the future. There are several elements to tropical cyclone forecasting: track forecasting, intensity forecasting, rainfall forecasting, storm surge, tornado, and seasonal forecasting.
When that happens, knowing the difference between a tornado watch vs. warning can make a huge difference in your weather preparedness. The terms are often confused and aren't quite intuitively ...