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What's the difference between weather warnings and watches? What is an advisory? Here are weather safety terms you need to know.
Here's what to know about the differences between a severe weather watch or warning from the National Weather Service.
Get a weather alert on your phone or TV? Here’s what they actually mean.
The article primarily defines precise meanings and associated criteria for nearly all weather warnings, watches, advisories, statements, and other products not associated with hazardous weather issued by the NWS and its sub-organizations (some of which may be specific to certain cities or regions).
A severe thunderstorm watch, like a tornado watch, is not to be confused with a warning. A watch encourages the public to remain vigilant—to be on the watch, so to speak—for the later onset of severe weather. An area under a watch may even experience deceptively fair weather with few clouds before thunderstorms develop.
Severe weather bulletins are issued as a watch or a warning, depending on the risk or severity of the event. Watches are issued when conditions are favourable for the development of severe weather, but the occurrence, location, and/or timing is still too uncertain to issue a warning. The target lead time for severe thunderstorm watches is ...
When severe weather looms, storm alerts are important tools for keeping people informed. ... What to know about watches and warnings. Generally, a warning covers a smaller geographic area and ...
The National Weather Service at Wilmington announced a tornado watch just before 6 p.m. that includes the Greater Cincinnati area. The watch affects western Indiana, central Ohio, southwest Ohio ...