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The National Weather Service in Wilmington issued a tornado watch late Tuesday for parts of western Ohio as a strong storm system began to enter the region. What is a tornado watch?
The impact statement system—initially used only for tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings—was first employed by the WFOs in Wichita and Topeka, Kansas, and Springfield, St. Louis and Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, Missouri beginning with the 2012 Spring severe weather season, eventually expanded to include 33 additional National Weather ...
A severe thunderstorm watch, like a tornado watch, is not to be confused with a warning. A watch encourages the public to remain vigilant—to be on the watch, so to speak—for the later onset of severe weather. An area under a watch may even experience deceptively fair weather with few clouds before thunderstorms develop.
Tornado Watch issued prior to the 2023 Rolling Fork tornado.. A tornado watch (SAME code: TOA) is a statement issued by weather forecasting agencies to advise the public that atmospheric conditions in a given region may lead to the development of tornadoes within (or near) the region over a period of several hours. [1]
Learn about the formation and characteristics of hurricanes, typhoons and tornadoes.
Given the National Weather Service has warned the storms’ strongest impact could still be on its way, arriving between 2 and 10 p.m. Tuesday, authorities are urging people to stay weather aware.
Severe weather can occur under a variety of situations, but three characteristics are generally needed: a temperature or moisture boundary, moisture, and (in the event of severe, precipitation-based events) instability in the atmosphere.
The National Hurricane Center classifies severe weather systems as hurricanes the moment they sustain winds of 74 mph or greater. You should not wait for the hurricane watch to become a warning to ...