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Public Information Notice, Comment Requested
National Weather Service Headquarters Washington DC
305 PM EST Tue Feb 7 2012
To: Subscribers:
-Family of Services
-NOAA Weather Wire Service
-Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
-NOAAPORT
Other NWS partners and NWS employees
From: Kim Runk
Chief, Integrated Services Division
Central Region Headquarters
Subject: Comments Requested starting April 2, 2012 on
Modification of Severe Convective Warnings and
Associated Follow-Up Statements to Emphasize Impacts,
Intensity, and Recommended Actions via Bulleted
Messaging and Coded Tag Lines
Beginning Monday, April 2, 2012, and continuing through November 30,
2012, select Central Region (CR) NWS Weather Forecast Offices (WFOs)
will issue enhanced convective warnings. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
(SVR), Tornado Warning (TOR) and Severe Weather Statement (SVS) products
will be stratified into categories which distinguish extreme cases from
base convective warnings. Additional enhanced wording will be included
to convey information about associated impacts, specific hazards
expected, and recommended actions, both within the bullet statements and
as part of the tag line codes.
The Central Region offices participating in this enhanced product
project are:
St. Louis, MO (EAX)
Springfield, MO (SGF)
Kansas City, MO (EAX)
Topeka, KS (TOP)
Wichita, KS (ICT).
A Product Description Document (PDD) outlining the products is online at:
http://products.weather.gov/viewliste.php
Please submit comments to:
http://www.weather.gov/survey/nws-survey.php?code=IBW
Upon the completion of this experimental period and the close of this
comment period, NWS will evaluate all comments to determine whether to
proceed with further implementation of the enhanced convective products.
For comments or questions regarding this Public Information Notice,
please contact:
Ken Harding
7220 NW 101St Terrace
Kansas City, MO 64153-2371
Phone: 816-268-3141
Or
Jim Keeney
Kansas City, MO 64153-2371
Phone: 816-268-3141
Jim.Keeney@xxxxxxxx <mailto:Jim.Keeney@xxxxxxxx>
National Public information Notices are online at:
http://www.weather.gov/os/notif.htm
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