Saturday's tornado formed suddenly in Scotts Valley, demonstrating the unpredictable nature of severe storms that can arise without significant prior warnings, emphasizing heightened risks.
Lamont Bain from the National Weather Service noted, 'This is sort of a class of what we call kind of miniature supercells,... on a much smaller scale.' This underscores the complexity of predicting such events.
Climate scientist Daniel Swain warned that existing weather models struggle to accurately simulate tornado behavior, especially for these smaller scale events, complicating anticipation of severe weather.
The occurrence of a tornado so close to a significant thunderstorm underscores the potential for climate change to increase the frequency and unpredictability of severe weather events.
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