Tornado Warnings

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Tornado Warnings
Tornado Warnings
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*Tornado Warnings - Accuracy (%)0.580.610.570.660.70.630.680.760.790.750.750.760.78
*Tornado Warnings - Accuracy Goals (%)
*Tornado Warnings - False Alarm Rate (%)0.750.760.780.80.730.760.720.730.760.740.770.790.76
*Tornado Warnings - False Alarm Rate Goals (%)
*Tornado Warnings - Lead Time (Min)10.29.79.91111.51010121313131313
*Tornado Warnings - Lead Time Goals (Min)
**Storm-Based Tornado Warning Accuracy (%)0.72
**Storm-Based Tornado Warning Accuracy Goals (%)0.670.690.70.70.720.720.72
**Storm-Based Tornado False Alarm Rate (%)0.75
**Storm-Based Tornado False Alarm Rate Goals (%)0.740.720.720.720.70.70.7
**Storm-Based Tornado Warning Lead Time (Min)14
**Storm-Based Tornado Warning Lead Time Goals (Min)11121212131313

* 1996 - 2007 Tornado Warnings used County-Based Methodology.

** 2008 - Present Tornado Warnings use new Storm-Based Methodology.

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