What's the difference in a tornado WATCH and a tornado WARNING?

Answer 1

A watch means the conditions are right for a tornado and it is possible for one to occur. A warning is when a funnel cloud or tornado has been spotted and repoter in that area.

Answer 2

You're sitting in the bleachers watching the game. Then someone warns you, "look out for that fly ball." That's the difference.

In the case of the tornado, the watchers (like on Doppler radar) see some clues that a tornado is forming; so they warn the people living in the potential pathway of that nascent funnel.

Thr problem is two-fold however. Often the watchers do not see the funnels forming soon enough to give sufficient warning. Or the capricious funnels turn sharply from their predicted direction and clobber someplace else instead.

Answer 3

Tornado Watch=Scientists in a place looking for tornados that can be coming out.
Tonado Warning=Usually a loud siren that warns everybody a tornado is near. Usually comes from a "Tornado Station"

Answer 4

a tornado warning is when the news cast has seen a tornado.
a watch is when the weather is in the conditions to make a tornado form
hope that helps you out

Answer 5

tornado watch mean,s with in 150 to 200 mile,s warning you are within that range or closer to a tornado

Answer 6

I hope this helps,...... A "watch" is issued when conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorm formation with the possibilities of tornados. A "WARNING" is issued when a tornado is sighted or indicated by RADAR.

Answer 7

"Watch" means that current weather conditions indicate the possibility of a tornado. "Warning" means that a tornado or funnel cloud has been sighted visually or by a "hook" echo on Doppler radar.

Answer 8

watch means they are watching for one, and warning is telling you there is one.