"This is the Worst [ever] Event to Hit the City of Rome"                   -- Governor Kathy Hochul Tornado damage in Rome, NY. Photographer unknown, via Twitter and NWS. An EF-2 intensity tornado struck Rome, NY yesterday afternoon  without an advance warning from the National Weather Service. Based on my analysis, a warning should have been issued before it touched down in the city at 3:25pm EDT. Unfortunately, the warning was issued -- at best -- at 3:25 (zero lead-time) and may have been as late as 3:28pm ( negative three minutes lead-time). The National Weather Service's (NWS) published lead-time goal is 13 minutes.  In addition, a severe thunderstorm watch -- as opposed to a tornado watch -- was in effect.  At least four tornadoes actually occurred. As I have expressed on numerous occasions: if that NWS believes multiple tornadoes are going to occur, they should issue a tornado watch. A severe thunderstorm watch does not...