970211: warnings from Sioux Falls

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• Subject: 970211: warnings from Sioux Falls
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 16:13:17 -0700 (MST)

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1150 AM EST TUE FEB 11 1997
 
TO        NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ EMPLOYEES...FAMILY OF
          SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
          /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NWS CUSTOMERS
 
FROM      DONALD R. WERNLY...CHIEF...CUSTOMER SERVICE
 
SUBJECT   SHORT-FUSE SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS FROM THE SIOUX FALLS
          SD NWS OFFICE TO TAKE ON A NEW LOOK...EFFECTIVE APRIL
          15 1997 
 
BEGINNING APRIL 15 1997 AT 600 AM CST / 1200 UNIVERSAL TIME
COORDINATED OR UTC/...SHORT FUSE SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS ISSUED
BY SIOUX FALLS /FSD/...SOUTH DAKOTA WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE WILL HAVE A DIFFERENT APPEARANCE.
 
THE SHORT-FUSE WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED WITH A BULLET STYLE FORMAT
INSTEAD OF A LONGER VERSION USED IN PREVIOUS YEARS.
     
THIS FORMAT ALLOWS CRITICAL INFORMATION TO CLEARLY STANDOUT ON
INDIVIDUAL LINES SEPARATED BY A BLANK LINE.  THE NEW APPEARANCE
MAKES IT EASIER TO REVIEW AND READ THE WARNING QUICKLY.
 
NO PRODUCT IDENTIFIER/HEADER CHANGES AND NO UNIVERSAL GENERIC
CODE CHANGES ARE REQUIRED BY NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/
CUSTOMERS...FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ CUSTOMERS...OR OTHER NWS
CUSTOMERS.  HOWEVER SOME TELEVISION STATIONS...POSSIBLY INCLUDING
CABLE TELEVISION...WILL NEED TO ENSURE EQUIPMENT USED TO GENERATE
A CRAWL WILL ACCOMMODATE THE NEW WARNING FORMAT.
 
THE SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCTS AFFECTED ARE

SHORT-FUSE WARNING PRODUCT      NWWS ID      WMO HEADER FOR FOS  
 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING     FSDSVRFSD    WUUS1 KFSD
TORNADO WARNING                 FSDTORFSD    WFUS1 KFSD
FLASH FLOOD WARNING             FSDFFWFSD    WRUS1 KFSD
 
CONTENT OF THE WARNINGS WILL REMAIN THE SAME...ONLY THE
APPEARANCE WILL LOOK SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT.  NWS OFFICES IN DES
MOINES IOWA...MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA...KANSAS CITY MISSOURI...AND
PUEBLO COLORADO USED THE NEW FORMAT DURING 1996.  CUSTOMER
SURVEYS PRODUCED HIGH MARKS AND POSITIVE COMMENTS FROM THE MEDIA
AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS.  A SAMPLE WARNING FORMAT FOLLOWS: 
 
    
    MSPTORMSP
    WFUS1 KMSP
 
    MNC999-221345-
 
    BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED 
    TORNADO WARNING
    NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 
    814 AM CDT MON APR 22 1996
 
    * TORNADO WARNING FOR
      TEST COUNTY - SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA
 
    * UNTIL 845 AM CDT
 
    * SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED
      TEST CITY
      EXAMPLE TOWN
 
    * AT 812 AM CDT DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A TORNADO 10 MILES
      WEST OF TEST CITY MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
 
    * THE STORM WILL BE NEAR TEST CITY AT 830 AM.
 
 IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IN A
    HOME OR BUSINESS IS AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR     
 
    POSSIBLE.
 
                ...END OF EXAMPLE...
 
THIS FORMAT MAY BE USED BY THE NWS OFFICE FOR A TEST TORNADO
WARNING AS PART OF THE ANNUAL OR MONTHLY TORNADO DRILLS...
BEGINNING THIS SPRING.  THIS WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO ENSURE THAT
YOUR WARNING COMMUNICATION SYSTEM CAN ADAPT TO THE NEW WARNING
DESIGN.
 
IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS...PLEASE CONTACT
DAVID RUNYAN  816-426-3239 EXT 703  E-MAIL DAVID.RUNYAN@xxxxxxxx
OR MIKE LOONEY 816-426-3239 EXT 701
NWS CENTRAL REGION HEADQUARTERS...ROOM 1836
601 E. 12TH STREET
KANSAS CITY MISSOURI  64106
 
...NOTE TO INTERNET USERS...
THIS AND ALL OTHER NWS SERVICE CHANGE NOTIFICATIONS ARE
AVAILABLE ON THE FOLLOWING URL ADDRESS /IN SMALL CASE LETTERS/
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM
 
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