> * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW
> YORK... BRONX COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK... EASTERN BERGEN COUNTY IN
> NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY.
(...)
> * AT 515 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
> SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR ENGLEWOOD...OR
> NEAR BERGENFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 19 MPH.
>
> * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... RIVERDALE BY 525 PM... EAST TREMONT BY 530
> PM... CO-OP CITY AND CITY ISLAND BY 540 PM...
Huh?
As someone who sees these routinely throughout the summer where I live, I'm confused by the wording.
In my experience, a tornado WATCH is issued for a severe thunderstorm CAPABLE of producing a tornado, while a tornado WARNING is issued when a tornado has already been observed somewhere and others are likely.
The first two phrases above would seem to be in conflict, while the third ("the tornado will be near...") boggles the mind.
Maybe I'm just missing something.
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/ dave /