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NWS Skywarn. Skywarn (sometimes stylized as SKYWARN) is a program of the National Weather Service (NWS). Its mission is to collect reports of localized severe weather in the United States. These reports are used to aid forecasters in issuing and verifying severe weather watches and warnings and to improve the forecasting and warning processes ...
Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) is a protocol used for framing and classification of broadcasting emergency warning messages. It was developed by the United States National Weather Service for use on its NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) network, and was later adopted by the Federal Communications Commission for the Emergency Alert System, then subsequently by Environment Canada for use on its ...
Severe thunderstorm warning (SVR) – A severe thunderstorm is indicated by Doppler weather radar or sighted by Skywarn spotters or other persons, such as local law enforcement. A severe thunderstorm contains large damaging hail of 1 inch (2.5 cm) in diameter or larger, and/or damaging winds of 58 mph (93 km/h) or greater.
The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the Canton area until 7 p.m. today. The watch area includes Akron and Cleveland, as well as parts of Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
— NWS Cleveland (@NWSCLE) August 6, 2024 Summit County is still under a severe thunderstorm watch until 7 p.m. Power outages for FirstEnergy customers in Akron, Northeast Ohio on Wednesday
Here's the forecast for the week in the Canton area: Today: Sunny, with a high near 75. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. East wind around 5 mph. Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 80 ...
Spotter Network. The Spotter Network ( SN) is a system that utilizes storm spotter and chaser reports of location and severe weather in a centralized framework for use by coordinators such as emergency managers, Skywarn and related spotter organizations, and the National Weather Service. It uses GPS to provide accurate and automated position ...
StormReady is a community preparedness program in the United States that encourages government entities and commercial gathering sites to prepare for severe storms. [1] The program, sponsored by the United States National Weather Service, issues recognition to communities and sites across the country that demonstrate severe weather readiness.