NWS Dallas/Fort Worth Product Guide - Severe Weather Statement Frame

<body bgcolor="#ffffff" leftmargin="0" topmargin="0"> <table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="0" bgcolor="#ff0000"> <tr> <td width="10"> </td> <td align="left"><span class="white">National Weather Service</span></td> <td align="right"><span class="white">Dallas/Fort Worth</span></td> <td width="10"> </td> </tr> </table> <div align="center"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" width="98%"> <tr> <td><div align="center"><br><h3>Severe Weather Statement</h3>(SVS, WWUS34)</div> <h4>Definition</h4> The Severe Weather Statement, issued by NWS forecast Office in Fort Worth, is a brief, concise, product to provide specific information on observed severe weather. It is used to describe existing severe weather or to follow up a warning, including combined tornado/severe thunderstorms warnings. <h4>Example</h4> <div align="center"><table width="430" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" bgcolor="#eaeaea"> <tr> <td><pre> WWUS34 KFTW 290007 SVSFTW TXZO92-290030- SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 605 PM CST TUE MAR 28 2000 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR COOKE COUNTY UNTIL 630 PM CST.... AT 605 PM CST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO DETECT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 10 MILES WEST OF GAINESVILLE...OR 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MUENSTE...MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 15 MPH. SOUTHERN GAINESVILLE AND SOUTHERN LINDSEY ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. SPOTTERS CONTINUE TO REPORT A FUNNEL CLOUD WITH THIS STORM. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. NNNN</pre></td> </tr> </table></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">NWS Dallas/Fort Worth: <a href="../fwd/">Home</a> | <a href="../fwd/forecast.htm">Forecasts</a> | <a href="../fwd/currentwx.html">Current Weather</a> | <a href="http://weather.noaa.gov/radar/national.html">Radar</a> | <a href="http://204.185.136.10/awc/aviation_weather_center.html">Aviation</a> | <a href="../fwd/skywarn.html">Preparedness</a><br> <a href="../fwd/lakes.htm">Hydrology & River Info</a> | <a href="../fwd/radio.html">NOAA Weather Radio</a> | <a href="../fwd/ntexclima.html">Climat Data</a> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" width="100%" border="0" bgcolor="#000000"> <tr align="center"> <td width="2%"> </td> <td align="left" width="30%"><b><span class="white">Severe Weather Statement</span></b></td> <td width="5%"><a onmouseover="act('fb')" onmouseout="inact('fb')" href="severef.htm"><img src="../images/fboff.gif" alt="Severe Weather Introduction" width="23" height="23" border="0" name="fb"></a></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"><a onmouseover="act('b')" onmouseout="inact('b')" href="torf.htm"><img src="../images/boff.gif" alt="Tornado Warning" width="23" height="23" border="0" name="b"></a></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="6%"><a onmouseover="act('co')" onmouseout="inact('co')" href="../contents.htm"><img src="../images/cooff.gif" alt="Table of Contents" width="23" height="23" border="0" name="co"></a></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"><a onmouseover="act('f')" onmouseout="inact('f')" href="lsrf.htm"><img src="../images/foff.gif" alt="Local Storm Reports" width="23" height="23" border="0" name="f"></a></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"><a onmouseover="act('ff')" onmouseout="inact('ff')" href="../winter/winterf.htm"><img src="../images/ffoff.gif" alt="Winter Weather" width="23" height="23" border="0" name="ff"></a></td> <td align="right" width="30%"><b><span class="white">Severe Weather Products</span></b></td> <td width="2%"> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </body>