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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.
Video of the tornado that caused the collapse entering Belvidere [7]. A historic severe weather event occurred on March 31 across northern Illinois. [8] Having expected severe conditions on March 31, the Storm Prediction Center outlined a rare high risk convective outlook, the highest risk category, for two areas that morning; a southern area including much of Arkansas, Mississippi, and ...
An example of a Wireless Emergency Alert on an Android smartphone, indicating a Tornado Warning in the covered area. Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA), formerly known as the Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) and, prior to that, as the Personal Localized Alerting Network (PLAN), [1] is an alerting network in the United States designed to disseminate emergency alerts to cell phones using Cell ...
Parts of Texas and Louisiana were under a tornado watch Thursday night as a line of thunderstorms battered the south-central U.S., threatening the region with large hail, damaging winds and heavy ...
A warning means a tornado has been sighted or weather radar indicates rotation and a possible tornado. It represents imminent danger to life and property and urges immediate action to get to a ...
A severe weather warning is more serious than a watch. It signals dangerous weather is happening, is on its way or has a high chance of occurring. It signals dangerous weather is happening, is on ...
A tornado watch is typically less severe than a tornado warning and encompasses a larger area like multiple counties and states. It serves as a signal for people to prepare in case of an emergency.
Although it is not a new warning type from the NWS, issued instead within a severe weather statement or in the initial tornado warning, a tornado emergency generally means that significant, widespread damage is expected to occur and a high likelihood of numerous fatalities is expected with a large, strong to violent tornado. [1] [2]