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The difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning means the difference between taking action or taking precautions. A watch means that conditions are favorable for a tornado to occur. A warning means that a tornado has been seen or picked up by radar. A warning requires you to take shelter and brace for a potential tornado.
As verbs the difference between alarm and alert is that alarm is to call to arms for defense while alert is to give warning to. As a adjective alert is attentive; awake; on-guard. As nouns the difference between alarm and alert is that alarm is a summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy while alert is an alarm. As verbs the difference between alarm and alert is that alarm is to call to arms for defense while alert is to give warning to. As a adjective alert is attentive; awake; on-guard.