CheeselandSkies
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It's standard terminology for when a tornado hasn't been confirmed by NWS survey, even though it's really meant for situations where some storm damage occurred in the middle of the night or invisible inside a wall of rain. When a hundred chasers have video of a huge funnel flinging debris everywhere, then...<shrugs>.
I work as a newscast director for a local TV station, and I've told our producers to stop using that term when there's clear video of it.
I work as a newscast director for a local TV station, and I've told our producers to stop using that term when there's clear video of it.