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Watch Box (or Box) - [Slang], a severe thunderstorm or tornado watch.

 


Watch Box
(or simply "Box") - slang for a Severe Thunderstorm Watch or Tornado Watch issued by the SPC.
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(or simply "Box") - slang for a Severe Thunderstorm Watch or Tornado Watch issued by the SPC.
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Watch Box (or Box) - A severe thunderstorm or tornado watch.
Water- a transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid; composed of hydrogen and oxygen.

Box (or Watch Box): Slang for a severe thunderstorm or tornado watch. See blue box and red box.
Brackish Ice: Ice formed from Brackish water.

Box (Watch Box) - A severe thunderstorm watch or tornado watch. "Box"comes from the shape a watch usually takes. It is that of a rectangle or a parallelogram when plotted on a map.

BOX - A weather watch box (areal region). This can be a tornado watch or severe thunderstorm watch indicating conditions are favorable for these types of storms.

Watch Box: Issued by the National Weather Service when there is a potential for severe weather:
Wave Cyclone: A low pressure or "Cyclone" which forms along a front.

See also: Cyclone, Precipitation, Front, Severe Thunderstorm, Clouds

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