Summer Weather Warning Information

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Summer Weather Warning Information

By Weather KSFY

Story Created: Feb 23, 2007 at 11:50 AM CST

Story Updated: Jul 10, 2008 at 4:44 PM CST

The following are descriptions of summer severe weather warnings:

TORNADO WARNING
Issued when tornado has either been sited by a storm spotter or been detected by doppler radar.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Issued when thunderstorms develop or occurring in or near a warning area. 
These storms can produce dime size hail (3/4 inch diameter) and/or damaging wind (58 mph or greater) and can, at times, spawn tornadoes.

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
Issued when urban and small stream flash flooding is imminent or is in progress.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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