Why can’t we “kill” tornadoes before it does too much damage?

Question

Can a big shockwave disrupt a tornado and cease its formation?

In: Planetary Science

Answer 1

Others have talked about the scientific reasons why it wouldn’t work, but here’s another one: tornadoes are unpredictable. Yes we know a couple days in advance when we’ll get the right weather to make tornadoes, but you don’t know it’s actually formed until you see it or it’s destruction.

And then tornadoes usually don’t last very long. Long-track tornadoes are pretty rare.

So logistically, you’re either blowing up clouds that “might” cause a tornado or blowing up a tornado that’ll probably die off in a few minutes anyway. Huge waste of resources.