Tornado sirens blare and strong winds cause chaos — downing branches, trees and powerlines, damaging buildings and pulling the roof off houses.
The National Weather Service (NWS) in Wilmington issuedseveraltornado warnings in Southwest Ohio Sunday night, Sept. 20. Communities in the path of a possible tornado included Middletown, Franklin, Monroe, Lebanon and Carlisle.
But it’s not a tornado until the NWS can confirm it. Here’s how they go about doing that.
How are tornadoes confirmed by NWS?
After suspected tornadoes are spotted, NWS crews will survey possible tornado damage in person…