Use and Care Manual

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An EMERGENCY is an event that, by itself, would not kill or injure or do property damage,

but indirectly may cause other things to happen that result in a hazard. For example, a

major power or telephone loss in a large city alone is not a direct hazard, but disruption

to other critical services could create a variety of conditions that could directly threaten

public safety.

A STATEMENT is a message containing follow up information to a warning, watch, or

emergency.

Event SAME Code Type

Blizzard Warning BZW Warning

Coastal Flood Watch CFA Watch

Coastal Flood Warning CFW Warning

Dust Storm Warning DSW Warning

Flash Flood Watch FFA Watch

Flash Flood Warning FFW Warning

Flash Flood Statement FFS Statement

Flood Watch FLA Watch

Flood Warning FLW Warning

Flood Statement FLS Statement

Freeze Warning FZW Warning

High Wind Watch HWA Watch

High Wind Warning HWW Warning

Hurricane Watch HUA Watch

Hurricane Warning HUW Warning

Hurricane Statement HLS Statement

Severe Thunderstorm Watch SVA Watch

Severe Thunderstorm Warning SVR Warning

Severe Weather Statement SVS Statement

Special Marine Warning SMW Warning

Special Weather Statement SPS Statement

Tornado Watch TOA Watch

Tornado Warning TOR Warning

Tropical Storm Watch TRA Watch

Tropical Storm Warning TRW Warning

Tsunami Watch TSA Watch

Tsunami Warning TSW Warning

Winter Storm Watch WSA Watch

Winter Storm Warning WSW Warning

National Information Center NIC Statement

Avalanche Watch AVA Watch

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