SAMPLE OF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
Watches, Warnings & Special Stements

FLOOD WATCH

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
447 AM EST THU FEB 5 2004
A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
IN PENNSYLVANIA...
DELAWARE...PHILADELPHIA...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY...BERKS...LEHIGH...
NORTHAMPTON AND BUCKS.

LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO THE
EASTERN GREAT LAKES THIS AFTERNOON. A SOUTHERLY FLOW IN THE UPPER
ATMOSPHERE BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST AND LOW PRESSURE TO THE
WEST, WILL PRODUCE HEAVY PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION
DURING THE DAY TODAY.
A WINTRY MIX WILL TURN OVER TO PLAIN RAIN ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION
THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THE RAIN WILL THEN BECOME HEAVY AT
TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
LEVELS IN THE REGIONS WATERWAYS REMAIN HIGH FROM RAIN EARLIER THIS
WEEK. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1.5 TO 2 INCHES COMBINED WITH RUNOFF FROM
MELTING SNOW, COULD RESULT IN FLOODING OF STREAMS, CREEKS, AND POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS.
ADDITIONALLY, MANY STREAMS REMAINED CLOGGED WITH ICE, AND THIS WOULD
INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING AS THE ICE FLOWS DOWNSTREAM AND
POSSIBLY CAUSES LOCAL JAMS.
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF STREAMS, CREEKS AND OTHER
DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH
AREA SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER AND BE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATE
ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING OCCUR, OR A FLOOD WARNING IS
ISSUED.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS
FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.
$$

HIGH WIND WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
406 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007
...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF
NORTH TEXAS TODAY AND A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT ELSEWHERE...
.DISCUSSION...A STRONG SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO
OKLAHOMA TODAY AS A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO
THE PLAINS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS
MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST THIS AFTERNOON AND RANGE BETWEEN
25 AND 40 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE
ACROSS THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF NORTH TEXAS...WHERE WIND GUSTS
TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BY AFTERNOON.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
920 PM EDT FRI AUG 3 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON NY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN BERGEN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY...
* UNTIL 1000 PM EDT...
* AT 917 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NORWOOD TO RIDGEWOOD...OR ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM TAPPAN TO RIDGEWOOD...AND MOVING EAST AT 20
MPH.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
PARAMUS BY 925 PM...
ORADELL BY 930 PM...
NORWOOD AND BERGENFIELD BY 935 PM...
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
LAT...LON 4106 7404 4090 7435 4091 7401 4106 7371
$$

OTHER WATCHES, ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS INCLUDE:
WINTER STORM, BLIZZARD, TORNADO, FREEZE, RED FLAG, MARINE, FLASH FLOOD, ETC.