This website is designed to teach you how to stay safe when a tornado threatens. If you know what to do before, during and after a tornado, you will minimize your risk of injury and increase your chances of survival.

If you know what to do before, during and after a tornado, you will minimize your risk of injury and increase your chances of survival. You'll also find links to research, past events other topics of interest as well as downloadable safety handouts about thunderstorms, lightning, and tornadoes.

A few strong/severe thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening across parts of the Tennessee Valley. For additional details, see the latest Day 1 Convective Outlook. Critical fire weather conditions are forecast on Fri (02/07). See details... More severe weather climatology data here. Full-size plot here. Did You Know? What's My Risk?

The Storm Reports page is organized based on reports received from 1200 UTC to 1159 UTC the next day. For example, storm report page for 20150430 covers reports from 20150430 at 1200 UTC to 20150501 at 1159 UTC. Full report in comma-separated values …

TORNADO WATCH: Tornadoes are possible in your area. Remain alert for approaching storms. TORNADO WARNING: A tornado has been sighted or indicated by weather radar. If a tornado warning is issued for your area, move to your pre-designated place of safety.

Web-based archive available since January 23, 2003. Severe weather, tornado, thunderstorm, fire weather, storm report, tornado watch, severe thunderstorm watch, mesoscale discussion, convective outlook products from the Storm Prediction Center.

Jul 16, 2024 · The National Weather Service (NWS) rates tornadoes using the Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF Scale) based on estimated wind speeds and associated damage. The EF scale is a set of wind estimates based on damage, not direct measurements of wind speed. NWS assesses damage using a set of damage indicators and degrees of damage. They use this assessment ...

A Tornado WARNING is issued by your local NOAA National Weather Service Forecast Office meteorologists who watch the weather 24/7 over a designated area. This means a tornado has been reported by spotters or indicated by radar and there is a serious threat to life and property to those in the path of the tornado.

Local forecast offices, emergency managers, storm spotters and the general public are alerted to the possibility of severe weather. Tornado warnings are issued by the local National Weather Service Forecast Office when a tornado has been sighted or indicated by weather radar.

Jul 16, 2024 · The National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center logs severe weather reports as they happen, including those about tornadoes. This map plots the number and locations of...