What is difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning?

Question

my area has a tornado watch. what is the difference between that and a waring. i know this is a stupied question so iam sorry. and iam not sure i put this in the right spot so sorry

Answer 1

Tornado Watch- atmospheric conditions are favorable for tornadoes

Tornado Warning- a tornado has either been sighted by local law enforcement, trained weather spotters, or detected by Doppler radar

Answer 2

ok I hope I have this correct.

Warning means that tornadoes have been spotted so  highly beaware of the  weather situtation because one could be headed your way.

watch means, there is a potential of having tornadoes in your area. but nothing has been spotted.

Be careful anyhow and check the weather. I have a warning also.

Answer 3

a watch means conditions are right for a tornado to form

a warning means either a tornado has been seen or detected on Doppler radar

Answer 4

watch- when the weather is just right for tornados and one could happen.

warning- when a storm chaser or someone else has spotted a tornado the weather stations warn people that it is coming

Answer 5

No question is stupid, at least not here.

A watch means that conditions are right for that weather event (tornado, thunder storm, blizzard) to occur. A warning means the weather event has been sighted.

Answer 6

A watch means that there is a chance that with the conditions, there could be a tornado.

A warning means that one has touched ground somewhere and has been seen.  

So, basically, a warning is worse.

Answer 7

they the same because  when a warning appear, you see stuff flying in circle and when it's getting stronger is a tornado warning and a watch at the same time.

use the source i give you

Answer 8

Watch- conditions are are right and capable of producing tornado.Stay tuned to the weather.

Warning- Rotation is present in the storm, a funnel cloud has been spotted, or there is a tornado on the ground...seek shelter.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

watch-there could be one

warning-the have spotted one

Answer 11

A tornado watch simply means that weather conditions are favorable for creating the kind of "super-cell" thunderstorms that typically spawn tornadoes.

A tornado warning means that either advanced radar or a storm spotter (Or BOTH) have confirmed the presence of a tornado in a particular area.  If you a under a tornado warning, you should take cover.

Tornado watches can cover an entire state, or multi-state region.

A warning is going to pinpoint cities and counties in te path of a known twister.

In my home state, a watch doesn't scare anyone.