Many people are confused about severe thunderstorm warnings, but still take the right actions.
at the American Meteorological Society annual meeting in January. “When you see [forecasts] talking about severe thunderstorms, what icons do you often see? A lightning bolt, and a raindrop. So it’s not overly surprising that people then associate lightning and water with these warnings.
“In general, I’d say that we don’t have evidence yet that changing the name of the warning would impact understanding or response,” Krocak said in an email. “There’s also a lot of built-up knowledge with the current name, so we would need to understand if and how changing the name would impact people with that institutional knowledge and their intended response.”
Chris Wirz, who studies weather risk communication at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, notes that the warnings include descriptions of expected impacts and recommended safety precautions.“So even if people are confused about which hazards are covered, the warning will tell them what to expect and what they can do to stay safe,” Wirz said in an email. “There is also a lot of other communication that is happening before these warnings are ever issued.
Misunderstandings aside, about 80 percent of survey respondents said the Weather Service issues “the right amount” of severe thunderstorm warnings, and most said they plan to take actions to protect themselves if they receive a warning. As for why lightning is not part of the criteria for a severe thunderstorm warning, meteorologist Jim Duncan explained in ahe wrote for The Washington Post last year that it only takes one lightning bolt to kill or injure and that lightning can strike whether or not a storm is deemed severe. That’s why the Weather Service and public safety experts advise “
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