Nocturnal Tornado Near Hot Springs , AR 5-7-2014

Nocturnal Tornado Near Hot springs, AR 5-7-2014

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What is a nocturnal tornado? Weather experts say it’s twice as deadly

Nocturnal tornadoes, as the name suggests, are tornadoes that occur overnight. Generally, tornadoes that occur during these hours are less common or less severe than their evening or daytime counterparts — but they’re twice as likely to kill, the NOAA has found.

“Nocturnal tornadoes are difficult to forecast, difficult to see (and therefore confirm), and difficult to respond to because much of the population is asleep when they occur,” reads the report

https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/what-is-a-nocturnal-tornado-weather-experts-say-its-twice-as-deadly/amp/