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I noticed the word “preliminary” used a lot in the SPC tornado stats, and “final” too. What do those mean?

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I noticed the word “preliminary” used a lot in the SPC tornado stats, and “final” too. What do those mean?

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Tornado data usually reaches SPC first from local storm reports (LSRs), warnings or other bulletins sent by local NWS forecast offices. Such reports are usually sent within the first day or two after a severe weather event, before all the information on a tornado is known. In fact, some tornado information might not be known for many weeks or months — for example, if someone who was injured dies from his injuries a long time afterward. That is why we call all tornado data “preliminary” until the National Climatic Data Center publication Storm Data is completed. Storm Data contains the “final” information on all severe weather events.

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