Tornado warning just issued (1-11-12)

[CouponJack]

Originally Posted by coastalgirl

and why there are no false alarms when it comes to tornado warnings. If there is a tornadic signature on radar, a tornado could drop at any time.

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Have to disagree with you there because many times tornado warnings get posted and since in most cases tornadoes don't touch down, there is no significant damage. We also don't have the technology unfortunately to distinguish which storms are going to be tornadic or not.

That's why alot of people don't take tornado warnings very seriously. (Some do, but alot don't)...

Doppler Radar does a nice job, and also the NWS relies on "spotters" to help determine if tornadoes are in the area.

By no means am I advocating ignorning warnings. You should ALWAYS take a warning seriously, but there are alot of false alarms if you get down to the nuts and bolts of it.

[coastalgirl]

Originally Posted by CouponJack

Have to disagree with you there because many times tornado warnings get posted and since in most cases tornadoes don't touch down, there is no significant damage. We also don't have the technology unfortunately to distinguish which storms are going to be tornadic or not.

That's why alot of people don't take tornado warnings very seriously. (Some do, but alot don't)...

Doppler Radar does a nice job, and also the NWS relies on "spotters" to help determine if tornadoes are in the area.

By no means am I advocating ignorning warnings. You should ALWAYS take a warning seriously, but there are alot of false alarms if you get down to the nuts and bolts of it.

A tornado warning is issued when there is doppler indicated rotation. That means a tornado could drop from the storm at any moment. Trained spotters help to find tornadoes that make it to the ground, but that doesn't make a tornado warning any less real.

I think I understand what you are saying about the science part, but the rest of the point I'll have to agree to disagree. (Though I think we may actually be arguing the same point...)