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NOUS41 KWBC 081736
CCA PNSWSH Public Information
Notice, Comment Requested, Corrected National Weather
Service Headquarters Washington DC 1237 PM EST Wed Feb 8
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: Corrected: Comments
Requested starting April 2, 2012 on
Corrected WFO St.
Louis, MO, identifier to read LSX. 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 (LSX) 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://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 Or Jim Keeney National Public
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