How Do You Make Weather Predictions About Tornado Activity?
This article will show you how to make weather predictions about tornado activity in real-time, using an online radar summary chart. Step 1 Understand what a tornado is. A tornado is a type of hazardous weather found within a severe thunderstorm system; therefore, the first step in knowing where a tornado will be is knowing where the severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado is located. Step 2 Use a online radar summary chart to identify areas of real-time potential tornado activity. If you are unfamiliar with the content of a radar summary chart see the link listed in the resources section below labeled “Radar Summary Chart”. Step 3 On your radar summary chart (see example below in Resources labeled “Intellicast”), zoom into your area of concern. Step 4 Next, if you see a thunderstorm with TVS labeled next to it, Doppler radar algorithms have detected a Tornado Vortex Signature. A tornado may be active in this area right now! If you are anywhere near this area use extreme cau
This article will show you how to make weather predictions about tornado activity in real-time, using an online radar summary chart. Understand what a tornado is. A tornado is a type of hazardous weather found within a severe thunderstorm system; therefore, the first step in knowing where a tornado will be is knowing where the severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado is located. Use a online radar summary chart to identify areas of real-time potential tornado activity. If you are unfamiliar with the content of a radar summary chart see the link listed in the resources section below labeled “Radar Summary Chart”. On your radar summary chart (see example below in Resources labeled “Intellicast”), zoom into your area of concern. Next, if you see a thunderstorm with TVS labeled next to it, Doppler radar algorithms have detected a Tornado Vortex Signature. A tornado may be active in this area right now! If you are anywhere near this area use extreme caution. Next, if a thunderstor
