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Why tornadoes are still hard to forecast – even though storm predictions are improving

  • Written by Chris Nowotarski, Associate Professor of Atmospheric Science, Texas A&M University
Why tornadoes are still hard to forecast – even though storm predictions are improvingA series of images in this photo montage shows the evolution of a tornado.JasonWeingart via Wikimedia, CC BY-SA

As a deadly tornado headed toward Rolling Fork, Mississippi, on March 24, 2023, forecasters saw the storm developing on radar and issued a rare “tornado emergency” warning. NOAA’s Weather Prediction and Storm Prediction c...

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