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NWS Ramps Up Tornado Warnings

Will use specific words like “catastrophic,” “unsurvivable.”

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The National Weather Service is testing out new tornado warnings, designed to better communicate the dangers of approaching storms in an emergency. The current warning system issues virtually the same warning for any storm, resulting in a “cry wolf” effect that causes many people to ignore warnings no matter how severe the weather. The new warnings will include works like “mass devastation,” “unsurvivable,” and “catastrophic.”

Read it at The Associated Press

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