tornado tracker
Definition
A software application, website, or radar-based tool designed to monitor the formation, path, intensity, and predicted movement of tornadoes in real-time, providing users with alerts and visualizations for safety.
An electronic device or service that uses Doppler radar data, satellite imagery, and meteorological models to track severe thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes, often integrated into weather apps for mobile devices.
Examples
I checked my tornado tracker and decided the backyard barbecue could wait until the funnel cloud fizzled out.
The tornado tracker's alert turned my lazy Sunday into a basement dance party with the cat.
Armed with a tornado tracker, I confidently predicted the twister would miss my prize tomato plants by a cow's width.
My tornado tracker app is so accurate, it once warned me about a spin cycle in Kansas before the neighbors' laundry took flight.