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A PDS tornado watch issued on December 14, 2022. In weather forecasting in the United States, "particularly dangerous situation" (PDS) is the wording used by the National Weather Service to convey special urgency in watch or warning messages for unusually extreme and life-threatening severe weather. It is used in the format "This is a ...
The Midwest, including portions of Iowa, was under a “particularly dangerous situation tornado watch” on May 21. The PDS watch is a special label applied to watches by the National Weather ...
The outlook included a 45% significant tornado area that was introduced at 1630Z (the first instance of a 45% area being added prior to the 20Z outlook), which is above the minimum threshold for a high risk. It also produced the first known watch (PDS tornado watch 235) with a >95% probability for all severe and significant severe hazards. [274]
An example of a tornado warning polygon issued by the National Weather Service. A tornado warning (SAME code: TOR) is a public warning that is issued by weather forecasting agencies to an area in the direct path of a tornado, or a severe thunderstorm capable of producing one, and advises individuals in that area to take cover.
The NWS has the option of adding enhanced wording to severe thunderstorm warnings and update statements issued as a Severe Weather Statement (SVS)—"particularly dangerous situation" (PDS), "severe thunderstorm emergency", or, as used by some Central and Southern Region offices as indicative PDS wording, "this is a very dangerous storm"—when ...
Analogous to the particularly dangerous situation (PDS) wording on a high-end severe weather warning or watch, this means that conditions for fire growth and behavior are extremely dangerous due to a combination of strong winds, very low humidity, long duration, and very dry fuels. It was used for the first time on October 29, 2019.
For the most toxic houseplants, it’s smart to keep them out of reach of pets or out of your home completely, says Dr. Wismer. Ditto for toxic landscape plants; either fence them or don't plant them.
Watches of Switzerland says its buyer demographics now include more women and young people.“So it's still around 65% men, but increasingly women,” said Brian Duffy, CEO of Watches of ...