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2. Wireless Emergency Alerts - Wikipedia

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   An example of a Wireless Emergency Alert on an Android smartphone, indicating a Tornado Warning in the covered area. Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA, formerly known as the Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS), and prior to that as the Personal Localized Alerting Network (PLAN)), [1] is an alerting network in the United States designed to disseminate emergency alerts to mobile devices such as ...

3. Severe weather terminology (United States) - Wikipedia

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   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.

4. Emergency Alert System - Wikipedia

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   Emergency Broadcast System, Local Access Alert. The Emergency Alert System (EAS) is a national warning system in the United States designed to allow authorized officials to broadcast emergency alerts and warning messages to the public via cable, satellite and broadcast television and AM, FM and satellite radio.

5. Here's why FEMA sent an emergency alert to your ... - AOL

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   The purpose is to maintain and improve alert and warning capabilities at the federal, state, local, tribal and territorial levels and to evaluate the nation’s public alert and warning ...

6. How can you turn on weather alerts on iPhone, Android ... - AOL

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   How to turn on weather alerts on an Android device. Android Authority says the short answer is to long-press the Weather app. Go to App info, then Notifications, then Weather alert to enable ...

7. Emergency alert test – live: Government reveals why phone ...

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   April 23, 2023 at 12:41 PM. Millions of people across the country received the first-ever nationwide test of the government ’s new emergency alert system today. While the alert was scheduled to ...

8. Special weather statement - Wikipedia

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   Local Weather Forecast Offices (WFO) of the National Weather Service may issue a Special Weather Statement to alert of a specified hazard that is approaching or below warning or advisory criteria, that does not have a specific alert product code of their own (such as for widespread funnel clouds with limited to no threat of complete tornadogenesis, the likelihood of landspouts, or strong ...

9. Has your county issued a severe weather alert for ... - AOL

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   Counties in the Greater Cincinnati Area are issuing alerts about the potential development of severe weather, including possible tornadoes, Tuesday.