Live signal · US · Detected 2 weeks ago

tornado watch is attracting unusual attention.

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WITT Attention Index for tornado watch in US. It combines a public traffic bucket, change in that bucket, attached coverage and cross-region presence.

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Observed	Traffic bucket	Attention Index
Aug 20, 17:40 UTC	1000+	56.0
Aug 20, 17:50 UTC	2000+	67.6
Aug 20, 18:00 UTC	2000+	58.6
Aug 20, 18:10 UTC	5000+	72.4
Aug 20, 18:20 UTC	5000+	63.4
Aug 20, 18:30 UTC	10000+	76.0

What we know right now

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Coverage attached to the public signal

Tornado and thunderstorm watch issued as strong storms to sweep across MarylandThe Banner
Live updates: Tornado watch for Central Maryland until 10 p.m.WBAL-TV
Tornado warning for 2 Maryland counties, tornado watch for Baltimore and much of the stateCBS News
DC weather: Tornado warning in MD, thunderstorms, heavy downpours likely in regionFOX 5 DC
Severe storm, flood threat heads to Interstate 95 corridor: ForecastABC News
Flash flooding threat targets 32M including NYC, PhiladelphiaYahoo
Storms to bring threat of floods, damaging winds, even tornadoes to part of tri-stateNBC New York