	AllExperts > Experts
	Search

About Donald Rosenfeld
Expertise
Any questions (except private) answered from the 1st grade level on up pertaining to any aspect of Weather. I am a 20 year member of the American Meteorological society and a long time forecaster of eastern United States snow storms and Hurricanes.

You are here: Experts > Science > Weather > Meteorology (Weather) > weather watches

Topic: Meteorology (Weather)

Expert: Donald Rosenfeld
Date: 6/28/2008
Subject: weather watches

Question
I have always wanted to know how meteorologists decide whether to issue a severe thunderstorm watch vs a tornado watch. What criteria do you use to decide what type of watch to issue?

Thank you.

Answer
Hi Cindy

A very good question! Take a look at:

http://www.theweatherprediction.com/habyhints/287/

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/#Forecasting

http://www.theweatherprediction.com/habyhints/43/

http://www.theweatherprediction.com/habyhints/141/

Add to this Answer Ask a Question

About Us | Advertise on This Site | User Agreement | Privacy Policy | Help
Copyright © 2008 About, Inc. About and About.com are registered trademarks of About, Inc. The About logo is a trademark of About, Inc. All rights reserved.