Tornado Warning: Despite Oklahoma Alert, U.S. Weather Forecasting Service Needs Major Upgrades

http://science.time.com/2013/05/21/tornado-warning-despite-oklahoma-alert-u-s-weather-forecasting-service-needs-major-upgrades/

It’s no surprise then that the National Weather Service was able to see a broad pattern of tornadoes coming days before they actually struck with such tragic consequences in Moore, Oklahoma on Monday. It’s no surprise either that the 16 min. warning between final alert and tornado touchdown, though brief-seeming, was twice what was possible in the past. The unpleasant surprise is that this entire weather-forecasting infrastructure is much wobblier than it seems, and without a lot of care—and a fair bit more money—the whole thing could start to come undone.