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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
600 AM MDT MON APR 12 2021
..COLORADO SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK...WATCHES AND WARNINGS
COLORADO SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK CONTINUES TODAY WITH
UNDERSTANDING WATCHES AND WARNINGS.
EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR EACH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE ACROSS
THE COUNTRY IS MONITORING FOR SEVERE WEATHER. EACH NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE HAS A WEBSITE, A FACEBOOK PAGE, AND A
TWITTER FEED WHERE YOU CAN FIND VITAL INFORMATION HIGHLIGHTING
UPCOMING WEATHER HAZARDS. THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK, A TEXT
PRODUCT, HIGHLIGHTS WEATHER HAZARDS SEVEN DAYS IN ADVANCE.
THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA, AT WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV,
ALSO FORECASTS THE RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS THE COUNTRY
SEVERAL DAYS IN ADVANCE. THESE OUTLOOKS WILL TELL YOU IF THERE IS A
RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER...AND IF YOU ARE IN A MARGINAL, SLIGHT,
ENHANCED SLIGHT, MODERATE, OR HIGH RISK AREA FOR SEVERE WEATHER.
IF SEVERE WEATHER BECOMES LIKELY WITHIN SIX HOURS, A WATCH WILL BE
ISSUED, ALERTING YOU TO THE INCREASED RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER. THIS
IS THE TIME TO REVIEW YOUR SEVERE WEATHER PLANS, AND KNOW WHERE TO
GO IF HAZARDOUS WEATHER THREATENS. SECURE AND PROTECT OUTDOOR ITEMS
THAT COULD BE DAMAGED BY HAIL OR WIND.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM, TORNADO, AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE ISSUED BY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTERS WHEN HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS
DETECTED BY RADAR OR REPORTED BY SPOTTERS. THIS IS THE TIME TO TAKE
IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM HARM.
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS ISSUED FOR WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH
OR HIGHER, OR FOR HAIL ONE INCH IN DIAMETER OR LARGER.
...A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN A TORNADO IS IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING.
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED FOR RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LIFE-
THREATENING FLOODING.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON WATCHES AND WARNINGS VISIT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOULDER. IN THE NEWS HEADLINES SECTION, CLICK ON THE
COLORADO SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEB LINK AND THEN CLICK THE MONDAY
TAB.
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