[EAS] concerning the request for new weather Event Codes

[Tim Stoffel]

It used to be in the olden days, they would issue a severe thunderstorm watch for an area, and then warnings for specific areas. This was in the pre-internet days, when you would learn of this via radio and TV. I think they still issue tornado watches, but you don't (at least not here) hear about severe thunderstorm watches. If people were given heightened alert to weather conditions in general, the highly specific warnings (especially severe thunderstorm warnings) might not be needed as badly.

Tim Stoffel