Severe Weather Terminology (United States)

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 terms may be specific to certain cities or regions.

Read more about Severe Weather Terminology (United States):  Definitions of Severe Weather Alerts, Wind and Tropical Cyclones, Hazardous Weather Risks, Media Distribution, Related Weather Scales As Defined By The NWS, See Also

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