LIVE TORNADO DATA
Tornadoes, as they happen.
Every tornado warning and watch the National Weather Service has in effect right now — and every tornado reported to the Storm Prediction Center in the last three days. Free, no signup.
If a warning covers where you are, shelter first — this page will still be here after.
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Tornado warnings & watches in effect right now
Source: NOAA / National Weather Service · checks every 2 minutes
Reported tornadoes — last 3 days
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center
These are preliminary local storm reports — accounts from spotters, media, law enforcement and survey teams that SPC collects as events unfold. A report means someone reported a tornado; it is not a confirmed tornado, and any EF rating comes only from a later NWS damage survey.
How this works
Two NOAA systems feed this page. The National Weather Service issues warnings and watches as meteorologists spot rotation on radar or get confirmation from the ground — those alerts appear here within a couple of minutes, with their expiry times, affected areas and the NWS's own safety instructions.
Alongside the alerts, the Storm Prediction Center collects local storm reports in real time: what spotters, deputies, firefighters and residents reported seeing, pinned to a place and a time (UTC). That is the raw material of tornado science — and like all raw material, it's preliminary. NWS survey teams verify and rate tornadoes afterward; until they do, everything here is labeled reported, because that's exactly what it is.
Both feeds are the same ones the WorldEye globe draws its weather layer from, so the page and the map always tell the same story.
Warnings in minutes
NWS alerts re-checked every two minutes, with radar-indicated vs observed called out.
Reports, honestly labeled
SPC storm reports shown as reports — never dressed up as confirmed tornadoes.
Official words, verbatim
Alert text and safety instructions are the NWS's own, unedited, with a link to the source.
Tornado tracker FAQ
What's the difference between a tornado warning and a tornado watch?
A watch means conditions are favorable — be ready, know where you'll shelter, and keep an eye on the weather. A warning means a tornado is happening or radar shows one forming — take shelter immediately. Warnings are the ones that should change what you're doing right now.
What does 'reported tornado' mean on this page?
The Storm Prediction Center collects local storm reports as severe weather unfolds — from trained spotters, law enforcement, emergency managers, media and the public. A report records that someone reported a tornado at that place and time. It is preliminary and unverified: whether a tornado actually touched down, and how strong it was, is decided later by a National Weather Service damage survey. This page never calls a report 'confirmed'.
Why doesn't a reported tornado have an EF rating?
EF ratings come from surveying the damage afterward, which takes days. Reports filed during the storm usually carry no rating (SPC lists them as UNK — unknown). When the report text itself describes survey findings, we quote it verbatim and attributed to SPC; the rating still belongs to the NWS survey, not to this page.
How current is this page?
The alerts board reads the National Weather Service's active-alerts feed — the same one the WorldEye globe uses — and re-checks every two minutes. SPC publishes its storm reports through the day as they are collected; the reports list re-reads them every 30 minutes.
Should I use this page during a tornado emergency?
Use it to understand what's happening — then act on official guidance. If a warning covers your area, shelter first and read later. Your local NWS office, NOAA Weather Radio and wireless emergency alerts are the authoritative channels; WorldEye is a window onto their data, never a replacement.
Is the tornado tracker free?
Yes — completely. The weather layers are part of the free map: no account, no signup, no credit card.
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