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What is Warning?

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening now, developing as we speak, and is minutes away. This weather hazard poses a threat to life and property.

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Glossary

The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

A blizzard is a storm that lasts 3 hours or more, with persistent winds/frequent gusts of 35 mph or more along with significant...

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...

Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.