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A weather warning generally refers to an alert issued by a meteorological agency to warn citizens of approaching dangerous weather.A weather watch, on the other hand, typically refers to an alert issued to indicate that conditions are favorable for the development of dangerous weather patterns, although the dangerous weather conditions themselves are not currently present.
(The Heavy Rainfall Warning product issued by the Meteorological Service of Canada has a similar meaning as an NWS Flash Flood Watch.) [13] Particularly dangerous situation flash flood watch FFA – Conditions are favorable for an extremely elevated level of severe and life-threatening flash flooding beyond the level of a normal flash flood ...
Yellow rain was a 1981 political incident in which the United States Secretary of State Alexander Haig accused the Soviet Union of supplying T-2 mycotoxin to the communist states in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia for use in counterinsurgency warfare. [1]
A tornado warning means “a tornado is imminent.” If a tornado warning is issued, you need to take shelter immediately. That means going to the lowest level of your home, school or office.
A rare red warning for wind has been issued by the Met Office as Storm Darragh hits the UK. Here, the PA news agency explains what it means. – What is a weather warning?
The red and black signals were the second stage of the warning system based on actual rainfall levels recorded, and were issued to the public. Amber: More than 50 mm of rain is expected in the Hong Kong region within six hours. Red: Rainstorm has started and more than 50 mm of rain has been recorded over a wide area within the last hour or less.
A yellow weather warning for rain and snow has been issued for much of Scotland on Saturday. The warning is in place from 8am until midnight on Saturday with up to 25mm of rain forecast at lower ...
The warning is issued just prior to when the strongest winds of the eyewall are expected to impact an area. [9] The warning is to be issued for the smallest area possible, and be valid for times of two hours or less. [9] It was developed in response to confusion resulting from the landfall of Hurricane Katrina.