
Hurricane and Tropical Storm Watches, Warnings, Advisories and …
Hurricane Watch: Hurricane conditions (sustained winds of 74 mph or greater) are possible within your area. Because it may not be safe to prepare for a hurricane once winds reach tropical storm force, The NHC issues hurricane watches 48 hours before it …
9 Hurricane Warning: Hurricane conditions (sustained winds of 74 mph or greater) are expected somewhere within the specified area. NHC issues a hurricane warning 36 hours in advance of tropical-storm-force winds to give you time to complete your preparations. 9 Tropical Storm Warning: Tropical storm conditions
Coastal Warning Display Program - National Weather Service
Hurricane Force Wind Warning: A warning for sustained winds, or frequent gusts, of 64 knots (74 mph) or greater, either predicted or occurring, and not directly associated with a tropical cyclone.
Watch/Warning/Advisory Definitions - National Weather Service
Hurricane Warning. A Hurricane Warning is issued when sustained winds of 64 kt (74 mph) or higher associated with a tropical cyclone are expected in 36 hours or less. These winds may be accompanied by storm surge, coastal flooding, and/or river flooding.
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Hurricanes Hazards - National Weather Service
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NOAA's National Weather Service - Glossary
Hurricane Warning An announcement that hurricane conditions (sustained winds of 74 mph or higher) are expected somewhere within the specified coastal area. Because hurricane preparedness activities become difficult once winds reach tropical storm force, the hurricane warning is issued 36 hours in advance of the anticipated onset of tropical ...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - NWS Alerts
FFW (Convective Flash Flood Warning) FFS (Convective Flash Flood Statement) FLW (Areal Flood Warning) FLS (Areal Flood Advisory or Areal Flood Statement) SPS (Special Weather Statement) NWS Zone and county maps and listings are available from the Management Information Retrieval System and the GIS Database.
hurricane often has an eye, a rain free area in the center of the storm where the winds are very light. Every storm is different and contains some combination of the following hazards: damaging winds, storm surge flooding, tornadoes and flooding from heavy rainfall. The greatest chance of a hurricane landfall for Texas is during August
Watch Warning Advisory Explained - National Weather Service
A warning is issued when a hazardous weather or hydrologic event is occurring, imminent or likely. A warning means weather conditions pose a threat to life or property. People in the path of the storm need to take protective action.