The National Weather Service is in the process of changing its alert system for notable but non-severe weather.
Warning Coordination Meteorologist Chad Omitt of the Weather Service Topeka office joined KVOE’s Morning Show on Thursday to discuss this effort in more detail. He says advisories would go away if the Weather Service moves ahead with this initiative.
Not only would this clear up any confusion on the maps available online at www.weather.gov, it would also change the text format as it’s released to the media and the general public — although the “plain language” weather statements would provide the same hazard information that’s currently being announced.
This would not change the watches and warnings in place for severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, winter storms, blizzards or freezing precipitation. It also would not change any outlooks from the Storm Prediction Center in cases of severe thunderstorm activity.
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