Extreme wind warning

Extreme wind warning

In National Weather Service (NWS) terminology, an extreme wind warning is a warning issued when a landfalling hurricane is expected to bring winds of 100 knots (115 mph, 185 km/h, 51 m/s) to a specific location. The warning is issued just prior to when the strongest winds of the eyewall are expected to impact an area.cite web |url=http://products.weather.gov/PDD/EWW.pdf |title=Product Description Document: Extreme Wind Warning (EWW) |accessdate=2007-10-04 |author=National Weather Service]

The warning is to be issued for the smallest area possible, and be valid for times of two hours or less. It was developed in response to confusion resulting from the landfall of Hurricane Katrina. NWS offices in Jackson and New Orleans/Baton Rouge issued 11 tornado warnings for areas that would not experience an actual tornado, but would experience extreme wind speeds commonly associated with tornadoes.cite web |url=http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.weather.gov%2Fos%2Fassessments%2Fpdfs%2FKatrina.pdf&ei=sEIFR-TfJZqeiwGbq5GuBQ&usg=AFQjCNFSf_pugb4ZZXHTNnFszy51q9_iaw&sig2=8irVO9YDUFLyppY-_WZ_lQ |title=Service Assessment. Hurricane Katrina: August 23-31, 2005 |accessdate=2007-10-04 |author=U.S. Department of Commerce] The extreme wind warning is now expected to be used in these situations.

ee also

Severe weather terminology (United States)

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Coastal flood warning — A Coastal Flood Warning is issued by the National Weather Service of the United States when coastal flooding is either imminent or occurring along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, or the Gulf of Mexico. The flooding must be due to… …   Wikipedia

  • Wind — For other uses, see Wind (disambiguation). Wind, from the …   Wikipedia

  • Maximum Ride: The Final Warning — Maximum Ride: The Final Warning …   Wikipedia

  • Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports — This article is about the book series. For the upcoming film, see Maximum Ride (film). Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports First UK edition cover of the book Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports. Author… …   Wikipedia

  • Gone with the Wind — This article is about the novel. For the film, see Gone with the Wind (film). For other uses, see Gone with the Wind (disambiguation). Gone With the Wind …   Wikipedia

  • Severe weather terminology (United States) — This article describes the United States National Weather Service (NWS) severe weather terminology. The NWS defines precise meanings for nearly all its weather terms. This article describes NWS terminology and related NWS weather scales. Some… …   Wikipedia

  • Lake-effect snow — Lake Effect redirects here. For the American literary journal, see Lake Effect (journal). Lake effect precipitation coming off Lake Erie and into Western New York, as seen by NEXRAD radar, October 12–13, 2006 …   Wikipedia

  • Coastal flood advisory — A Coastal Flood Advisory is issued by the National Weather Service of the United States when coastal flooding along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, or the Gulf of Mexico is occurring or imminent, but does not pose a serious threat …   Wikipedia

  • Coastal flood watch — A Coastal Flood Watch is issued by the National Weather Service of the United States when coastal flooding along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, or the Gulf of Mexico is possible. The flooding must be due to water being forced… …   Wikipedia

  • 1984 Pacific typhoon season — Infobox hurricane season Basin=WPac Year=1984 Track=1984 Pacific typhoon season summary.jpg First storm formed=June 7 Last storm dissipated=December 11 Strongest storm name=Vanessa Strongest storm winds=155 Strongest storm pressure=879 Total… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”