Tornadoes are possible
A tornado watch covers a broader area where conditions can support tornadoes. Review your shelter plan, charge your phone, and keep alerts close.
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Tornado watch & warning.
Check a U.S. city for an active tornado watch or tornado warning from the National Weather Service—then see the alert area and official instructions.
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Tornado today: city check
Is there a tornado alert near you?
Live results are point-specific and may not describe every alert nearby. Keep official emergency alerts enabled.
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Where is the tornado right now?
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We’ll check active NWS alerts at that point and display any tornado watch or tornado warning currently in effect.
If you are in danger, do not wait on this page. Go to a basement or small interior room on the lowest floor, away from windows, and follow local emergency instructions.
Know the signal
Watch means prepare. Warning means act.
After today’s weather passes
What has happened near your exact address?
Live alerts answer what is happening now. TornadoTrace’s address lookup checks the historical record around a specific property, including closest-track distance and a property-centered map.
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A tornado is indicated or sighted
Move to safe shelter immediately. Do not go outside to look for the tornado, and do not rely on a map alone to decide whether to act.
Stay weather-aware
No active warning at one point does not mean a tornado cannot form today. Conditions and alert boundaries can change quickly.
Tornado today FAQ
Fast answers without false certainty.
Is there going to be a tornado today?
No website can promise whether a tornado will form at a specific place. This page checks active National Weather Service watches and warnings. For broader forecast risk, also review the Storm Prediction Center outlook and your local NWS forecast.
Is there a tornado near me?
Use your location or search a city to check official active alerts at that point. A warning is not a live dot showing a tornado’s exact position, and an alert may cover only part of a city, so keep your primary emergency alerts enabled.
Is there a tornado warning near me?
Search your city or tap “Use my location.” A tornado warning applies to a specific warned area and usually lasts a short time. If your phone, sirens, local officials, or NOAA Weather Radio tell you to shelter, act immediately.
Where is the tornado right now?
Warnings often contain a threatened area, observed or radar-indicated status, motion, and official instructions. A warning polygon is not a live tornado tracker: the circulation can change, and some alerts have no map geometry.
What if there is no tornado watch or warning?
“No active tornado alert” only describes the latest response returned for the searched point. It is not an all-clear for the entire city, and it is not a forecast for the rest of the day.
Live alert source: National Weather Service API. Also use weather.gov, Wireless Emergency Alerts, NOAA Weather Radio, and local officials. TornadoTrace is not an emergency alerting service.
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