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NWS will use new tags and additional messaging for severe thunderstorm warnings starting on August 2. The new categories—in order of highest to lowest damage threat—are destructive ...
The NWS sends out Wireless Emergency Alerts through mobile carriers. You do not need to sign up for these alerts and most smartphones have been supporting these capabilities since 2012.
Life-threatening thunderstorms can come in many forms and levels of severity. That's why the National Weather Service is adding two new categories to its Severe Thunderstorm Warnings starting July ...
The NWS has developed three categories of damage threat for Severe Thunderstorm Warnings, ranging in order of highest to lowest damage of threat are destructive, considerable, and base.