" Meteorologists have to study people almost as much as they study the weather. For as complicated as storms are, finding the right words to talk about them can be just as much of a challenge.
Balancing the need to convey accurate information while avoiding hyperbole or the “crying wolf” effect is a tough job under everyday circumstances, let alone in the midst of a life-threatening emergency.
The U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) reserves a handful of special phrases to use in their severe weather watches and warnings during the most serious threats to life and property.
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‘This is a tornado emergency’: How forecasters warn of grave danger
Dennis Mersereau
Digital Writer
Saturday, June 4th 2022, 2:26 pm - Pay attention if you’re ever under a “tornado emergency” or a “particularly dangerous situation,” because you could be in serious trouble.
https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/ne ... ave-danger
Yay, no tornadoes in our hazardous weather outlook.
For now.
But that half dollar hail ...
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This hazardous weather outlook is for northwest...north central and
west central Missouri...as well as extreme eastern Kansas.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight
Showers, perhaps a thunderstorm or two, are possible this afternoon
into the early evening hours. Severe weather is not expected.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday
Hit and miss showers and thunderstorms are expected much of the next
week. A few storms on Sunday evening may be strong producing wind
gusts to 60 mph or hail to the size of half dollars.
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Tom Mueller of SpaceX, in Air and Space, Jan. 2011
04 Jun 2022, 7:01 pm
