tornado warnings

Funnel cloud alerts

Tornado warnings are alerts issued when a tornado has been sighted or detected by radar, indicating imminent danger to a specific area.

Unlike tornado watches, which signal conditions favorable for tornadoes, warnings demand immediate action—seeking shelter in a basement or interior room.

The tornado warning sent everyone scrambling for cover.

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alert urgency level

tornado warningstornado watches

Warnings of possible twisters

weather condition status

tornado warningsall clear

Signal danger has passed

clear skies · fair weather · sunny skies · blue skies

alert status

tornado warningsall clear signal

Notice danger has ended

stand down

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G