How Do I Know If There's A Tornado In My Area?. So my question is,how do i know that there's a high probability that a tornado will hit the city where i live or that it touched down? How do i know if there’s a tornado in my area?
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Strong, persistent rotation in the cloud base. Tornadoes have to form somewhere, so if you see a funnel cloud beginning to form, this is a very good sign a tornado is on its way. The probability of a tornado within 25 miles of a point.