Weather/Alert Description | You See | You Hear |
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Flash flood warning | FLASH FLOOD WARNING | Siren |
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Flash flood watch | FLASH FLOOD WATCH | Siren |
Flood statement | FLOOD STATEMENT | Beep |
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Flood warning | FLOOD WARNING | Siren |
Flood watch | FLOOD WATCH | Siren |
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Hazardous material warning | HAZARDOUS MATERIAL WARNING | Siren |
Hazardous material watch | HAZARDOUS MATERIAL WATCH | Siren |
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High wind warning | HIGH WIND WARNING | Siren |
High wind watch | HIGH WIND WATCH | Siren |
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Hurricane statement | HURRICANE STATEMENT | Beep |
Hurricane warning | HURRICANE WARNING | Siren |
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Hurricane watch | HURRICANE WATCH | Siren |
Immediate evacuation warning | IMMEDIATE EVACUATION WARNING | Siren |
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Law enforcement warning | LAW ENFORCEMENT WARNING | Siren |
Local area emergency | LOCAL AREA EMERGENCY | Siren |
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National hazard warning | NATIONAL HAZARD WARNING | Siren |
National information center |
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(information from an official | NATIONAL INFORMATION CENTER | Siren |
government source) |
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National periodic test | NATIONAL PERIODIC TEST | Beep |
Nuclear power plant warning | NUCLEAR POWER PLANT WARNING | Siren |
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Practice/Demo | DEMO MESSAGE | No Sound |
Radiological hazard warning | RADIOLOGICAL HAZARD WARNING | Siren |
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Radiological hazard watch | RADIOLOGICAL HAZARD WATCH | Siren |
Required monthly test | MONTHLY TEST | Beep |
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Required weekly test | WEEKLY TEST | Beep |
Severe thunderstorm warning | SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING | Siren |
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Severe thunderstorm watch | SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH | Siren |
Severe weather statement | SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT | Beep |
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Shelter | SHELTER | Siren |
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