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UCF Severe Weather Plan 20122.4 Tornado Warning2.4.1. A Tornado Warning is issued when a tornado is indicated by the WSR-88D radar orsighted by spotters; therefore, people in the affected area should seek safe shelterimmediately.2.4.2. Tornado Warnings can be issued without a Tornado Watch being already in effect. Theyare usually issued for a period of around 30 - 45 minutes.2.5 Tropical Storm Watch2.5.1. A Tropical Storm Watch is an announcement that a tropical storm poses, or tropicalstorm conditions pose, a threat to coastal areas generally within 48 hours.2.5.2. A Tropical Storm Watch should normally not be issued if the system is forecast to attainhurricane strength.2.6 Tropical Storm Warning2.6.1. A Tropical Storm Warning is for sustained surface winds, associated with a tropicalcyclone, within the range of 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph), expected within 36 hours.2.7 Hurricane Watch2.7.1. A Hurricane Watch is an announcement of specific areas, to which a hurricane or anincipient hurricane condition poses a possible threat, generally within 48 hours.2.8 Hurricane Warning2.8.1. A Hurricane Warning means that sustained winds of 64 knots (74 mph or 119 kph) orhigher associated with a hurricane are expected in 36 hours or less.2.8.2. A Hurricane Warning can remain in effect when dangerously high water, or acombination of dangerously high water and exceptionally high waves, continues, eventhough winds may be less than hurricane force.2.9 Extreme Wind Warning2.9.1. An Extreme Wind Warning means that there are hurricane winds (category 3 or higher)expected in one hour or less.2.9.2. An Extreme Wind Warning is issued by the NWS in Melbourne when a tropical cycloneis a category 3 or greater on the Saffir Simpson hurricane scale, and sustained tropicalcyclone surface winds of 100 knots (115 mph) or greater are occurring, or are expected tooccur, within one hour. This warning should be treated the same as a tornado warning,Page 12
UCF Severe Weather Plan 2012and preparations should be immediately implemented for life-threatening, destructivewinds.Page 13
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