Tornado-forecast system can increase warning lead times, study finds

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Jan 27, 2026, 11:10 pm122 ptsTrending
Researchers at the University of Kansas have shown the National Severe Storms Laboratory's Warn-on-Forecast System (WoFS) has potential to help weather forecasters issue warnings to emergency managers and the general public well before tornado formation. Their study appears in the peer-reviewed journal Weather…

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