User Guide

State and Local Codes
Nature of Activation
Event Codes Message
Hurricane Warning HUW WARNING
Hurricane Watch HUA WATCH
Hurricane Statement HLS ADVISORY
Law Enforcement Warning LEW WARNING
Local Area Emergency LAE WARNING
911 Telephone Outage Emergency TOE WARNING
Nuclear Power Plant Warning NUW WARNING
Radiological Hazard Warning RHW WARNING
Severe Thunderstorm Warning SVR WARNING
Severe Thunderstorm Watch SVA WATCH
Severe Weather Statement SVS ADVISORY
Shelter in Place Warning SPW WARNING
Special Marine Warning SMW WARNING
Special Weather Statement SPS ADVISORY
Tornado Warning TOR WARNING
Tornado Watch TOA WATCH
Tropical Storm Warning TRW WARNING
Tropical Storm Watch TRA WATCH
Tsunami Warning TSW WARNING
Tsunami Watch TSA WATCH
Volcano Warning VOW WARNING
Winter Storm Warning WSW WARNING
Winter Storm Watch WSA WATCH
For more information about the Emergency Alert System and event codes, visit:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/eas_codes.shtml
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