Question: Do you know the difference between a Tornado Watch and Warning?
Options:
- Yes, I know this
- I did not know this; thanks!
- Other (if you wish, leave a comment below to explain)
Description:
The answer:
⚠️ WATCH = stay alert & be ready to shelter
⚠️ WARNING = take shelter immediately in a safe place.
A tornado watch has been issued for parts (AREA) of New York today (June 16th) until 11 PM EDT. Please take a minute to review your severe weather emergency plan:
🏠 Know where you can go to take shelter
📻 Have multiple ways to get weather alerts
🚗 If you come across a flooded road, always turn around, don't drown!
For the convective outlook, see ➡️ https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html
For safety tips, see ➡️ http://ready.gov/tornadoes and https://www.ready.gov/thunderstorms-lightning
If you have other tips, share them below in the comments, and kindly repost this message to your neighbors on Nextdoor by clicking the "Share" button/arrow below and then "Repost in newsfeed."