Infrasound may be the key to earlier tornado warnings
Caroline AylwardJennifer Gray
ByCaroline AylwardandJennifer Gray
4 hours agoUpdated: August 18, 2026, 9:33 am EDTPublished: August 18, 2026, 7:00 am EDT

Long before a funnel touches down, a tornado-producing storm gives off a sound too low for human ears, yet scientists have detected it. It can travel 100 miles, up to an hour before the tornado forms. Now scientists are trying to turn that hidden signal into an earlier warning.

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