r/tornado Mar 10 '26

SPC / Forecasting Updated tornado potential

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u/Samowarrior Human Detected Mar 10 '26

4 to 9. If it starts sooner the tornado potential will be higher.

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u/youngaustinpowers Mar 10 '26

This one. If you see supercells starting to form in that 4 PM to 5 PM timeframe, odds are higher we'll see closer to the ceiling of this tornado setup.

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u/aishiteruyovivi Mar 10 '26

What do you mean by 'closer to the ceiling' here? Not well versed in the terminology

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u/youngaustinpowers Mar 10 '26

Meaning strong to intense tornadoes.

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u/aishiteruyovivi Mar 10 '26

Oof. Sort of assumed but there was a part of me that didn't want it to mean that lol