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General Discussion / Re: This is NBC News: "Alleged" Tornado levels Iowa town
« Last post by enslaved1 on May 22, 2024, 12:06:25 PM »I loathe to defend NBC, but, while 'alleged" is a poor choice of words in this situation, over the last decade or so, it has become common practice to not call a weather event a "tornado" until there has been confirmation, usually from the National Weather Service that an actual, defined tornado touched down. Typically the word is "unconfirmed" tornado.
Straight line winds can be just as devastating as small tornadoes, and I'm sure insurance companies are checking carefully whether tornado damage is covered vs other wind and storm damage.
Straight line winds can be just as devastating as small tornadoes, and I'm sure insurance companies are checking carefully whether tornado damage is covered vs other wind and storm damage.