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tornado warnings

1 recorded attention episode across US.

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The dossier

Episodes: 1
Verified stories: 1
Regions: US
Coverage signals: 14

Tracked from Aug 3, 2026 through Aug 3, 2026.

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Interactive attention record

Latest episode

WITT Attention Index for tornado warnings 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 3, 02:10 UTC	200+	47.6
Aug 3, 02:20 UTC	500+	60.4
Aug 3, 02:30 UTC	500+	51.4
Aug 3, 02:40 UTC	500+	51.4
Aug 3, 02:50 UTC	500+	51.4
Aug 3, 03:00 UTC	500+	51.4
Aug 3, 03:10 UTC	1000+	64.0
Aug 3, 03:20 UTC	1000+	55.0
Aug 3, 03:30 UTC	1000+	55.0
Aug 3, 03:40 UTC	1000+	55.0
Aug 3, 03:50 UTC	1000+	55.0
Aug 3, 04:00 UTC	1000+	55.0
Aug 3, 04:10 UTC	1000+	55.0
Aug 3, 04:20 UTC	2000+	67.6
Aug 3, 04:30 UTC	2000+	58.6
Aug 3, 04:40 UTC	2000+	58.6
Aug 3, 04:50 UTC	2000+	58.6
Aug 3, 05:00 UTC	2000+	58.6

Episode history

ended US

August 3, 2026

Peak index: 68
Detected: 02:10 UTC
Status: ended

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Verified explanations

ended Weather 3 hours ago

Why Severe Weather Warnings Triggered a Sudden Surge in Digital Interest

A sudden surge in online interest regarding tornado warnings was driven by a cluster of contemporaneous severe weather events spanning multiple states and regions during the first weekend of August 2026. Rather than stemming from a single nationwide weather crisis, the spike coincided with concurrent meteorological alarms including a tornado warning in Canada, a severe storm over Indianapolis that occurred on August 2, 2026, and impending flood watches across New Jersey.

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