Comments on: What is the difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning? http://earthquakequestions.com/what-is-the-difference-between-a-tornado-watch-and-a-tornado-warning-2.htm Everything You Want To Know About Earthquakes Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:35:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Carly http://earthquakequestions.com/what-is-the-difference-between-a-tornado-watch-and-a-tornado-warning-2.htm/comment-page-1#comment-18137 Carly Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:48:35 +0000 http://earthquakequestions.com/what-is-the-difference-between-a-tornado-watch-and-a-tornado-warning-2.htm#comment-18137 Tornado Watch A Tornado Watch is issued to alert people to the possibility of a tornado developing in your area. At this point, a tornado has not been seen but the conditions are very favorable for tornados to occur at any moment. Tornado Warning A Tornado Warning is issued when a tornado has actually been sighted or has been picked up on radar in your area. This means that you need to take shelter immediately in a safe sturdy structure. Tornado Watch
A Tornado Watch is issued to alert people to the possibility of a tornado developing in your area. At this point, a tornado has not been seen but the conditions are very favorable for tornados to occur at any moment.

Tornado Warning
A Tornado Warning is issued when a tornado has actually been sighted or has been picked up on radar in your area. This means that you need to take shelter immediately in a safe sturdy structure.

]]> By: Jake http://earthquakequestions.com/what-is-the-difference-between-a-tornado-watch-and-a-tornado-warning-2.htm/comment-page-1#comment-18138 Jake Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:48:35 +0000 http://earthquakequestions.com/what-is-the-difference-between-a-tornado-watch-and-a-tornado-warning-2.htm#comment-18138 tornado watch is spelled with w-a-t-c-h tornado warning is spelled with w-a-r-n-i-n-g No seriously watch means conditions are favorable and warning means hide in the closet tornado watch is spelled with w-a-t-c-h
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No seriously watch means conditions are favorable and warning means hide in the closet

]]> By: cyswxman http://earthquakequestions.com/what-is-the-difference-between-a-tornado-watch-and-a-tornado-warning-2.htm/comment-page-1#comment-18139 cyswxman Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:48:35 +0000 http://earthquakequestions.com/what-is-the-difference-between-a-tornado-watch-and-a-tornado-warning-2.htm#comment-18139 A watch simply means the atmospheric conditions are favorable for tornadoes to form. A warning is more serious. It is issued when a tornado has actually been spotted, or radar indicates that conditions in a thunderstorm are suggestive that a tornado may either exist or form. A watch simply means the atmospheric conditions are favorable for tornadoes to form. A warning is more serious. It is issued when a tornado has actually been spotted, or radar indicates that conditions in a thunderstorm are suggestive that a tornado may either exist or form.

]]> By: Mackenzie http://earthquakequestions.com/what-is-the-difference-between-a-tornado-watch-and-a-tornado-warning-2.htm/comment-page-1#comment-18140 Mackenzie Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:48:35 +0000 http://earthquakequestions.com/what-is-the-difference-between-a-tornado-watch-and-a-tornado-warning-2.htm#comment-18140 http://nashville.about.com/od/weather/a/tornadowatch.htm That should be what you are looking for :) http://nashville.about.com/od/weather/a/tornadowatch.htm

That should be what you are looking for :)

]]> By: lavaquerabesa http://earthquakequestions.com/what-is-the-difference-between-a-tornado-watch-and-a-tornado-warning-2.htm/comment-page-1#comment-18141 lavaquerabesa Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:48:35 +0000 http://earthquakequestions.com/what-is-the-difference-between-a-tornado-watch-and-a-tornado-warning-2.htm#comment-18141 A watch just means that conditions are right for a tornado to form- its more of a "maybe" than a "probably." A warning means that a funnel cloud has been sighted and that a tornado is very likely. A watch just means that conditions are right for a tornado to form- its more of a "maybe" than a "probably." A warning means that a funnel cloud has been sighted and that a tornado is very likely.

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