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Thunderstorm/Tornado Information
Product Abbr.   Available Items Help
Tornado Warning TOR  
708 PM CDT TUE OCT 26 2004
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Issued when a tornado is imminent or occurring, based on radar or visual sightings. Typically issued for all or part of one county for 30 to 45 minutes.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning SVR  
445 PM CDT TUE OCT 26 2004
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Issued when a severe thunderstorm is imminent or occurring. Typically issued for 1 to 3 counties for 30 to 60 minutes.
Severe Weather Statement SVS  
758 PM CDT TUE OCT 26 2004
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Issued to relay urgent information about ongoing severe weather, such as damage reports and up-to-the-minute storm location updates. Also used to cancel or expire warnings.
Local Storm Report LSR  
756 PM CDT TUE OCT 26 2004
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Issued when a damaging weather event is reported. Includes the time and date of the event, its location, and any other pertinent facts.
Severe Thunderstorm &
Tornado Watches		 SLS IL / IN
KY / MO 		Issued when conditions are favorable for damaging severe thunderstorm winds, hail, and/or tornadoes within the next 4 to 6 hours.

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Severe Tstm/Tornado Watches

 
Flood/Hydrologic Information
Product Abbr.   Available Items Help
Flood Watch FFA   NO RECENT ITEMS Issued when conditions are conducive for flooding during the next 36 hours.
Flash Flood Warning FFW   NO RECENT ITEMS Issued when flash flooding, caused by heavy rainfall rates or a dambreak, is imminent or occurring. Typically issued for 1 to 6 counties for 2 to 6 hours.
Flash Flood Statement FFS   NO RECENT ITEMS Issued to update Flash Flood Warnings with the latest flooding reports and radar trends.
Flood Warning FLW   NO RECENT ITEMS Flood Warnings may be issued for river forecast points or for longer term inundating flooding for counties.
Flood Statement FLS  
941 PM CDT TUE OCT 26 2004
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Flood statements may be issued as a follow-up to Flood Warnings, Flood Watches, or for High Water in urban areas and along small streams (formerly the Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory)
Hydrologic Outlook ESF   NO RECENT ITEMS Issued when conditions appear conducive for flooding more than 36 hours into the future.
Other Hazardous Weather Information
Product Abbr.   Available Items Help
Winter Storm Warning WSW   NO RECENT ITEMS Watches, warnings, and advisories for winter precipitation events.
Non-Precipitation Warning NPW   NO RECENT ITEMS Watches, warnings, or advisories issued for a wide variety of hazardous weather phenomena, such as high winds, dense fog, extreme heat, or low wind chills.
Special Weather Statement SPS   NO RECENT ITEMS Issued for any type of weather hazard not meeting criteria for a watch, warning, or advisory. May also be issued to clear counties from a severe weather watch.
Other Hazards (Earthquake, Chemical...)
Product Abbr.   Available Items  
Earthquake Report EQR   NO RECENT ITEMS Issued when an earthquake has been felt 
Civil Emergency Message CEM   NO RECENT ITEMS Issued at the request of an emergency manager when a large-scale evacuation or other public action is necessitated by a disaster, either man-caused or natural.
Public Information Statement PNS  
800 PM CDT WED OCT 20 2004
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Issued to inform the public of non-routine but non life-threatening events of interest. May contain weather safety advice, observed rain or snowfall reports, or storm damage survey results.

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