Draft:Severe Weather Statement

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Declined by Taking Out The Trash 53 days ago. Last edited by Taking Out The Trash 53 days ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Comment: In accordance with Wikipedia's Conflict of interest guideline, I disclose that I have a conflict of interest regarding the subject of this article. Thehenrygreen (talk) 18:21, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

A Severe Weather Statement (SAME code is SVS) is a text product issued by the National Weather Service.^[1]. It is classified as a Statement on the NWS Alert Type scale (Statement, Advisory, Watch, Warning) ^[2]

These are sent out to the public when there is an update about an ongoing severe weather event, like a severe thunderstorm or a snow squall. They may be used for saying the event is over, or the event may have changed.

Example

This severe weather statement was issued to state an event has started.

000
WWUS54 KLUB 180215
SVSLUB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
915 PM CDT TUE JUN 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN LYNN AND NORTHWESTERN GARZA COUNTIES...
AT 914 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CLOSE CITY...OR 11 MILES WEST OF POST...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
POST AND CLOSE CITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3311 10151 3326 10153 3328 10131 3311 10130
TIME...MOT...LOC 0214Z 268DEG 21KT 3318 10155
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$

References

↑ "National Weather Service". National Weather Service. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
↑ "Watch Warning Advisory Explained". National Weather Service. Retrieved 17 June 2026.

[1] "National Weather Service". National Weather Service. Retrieved 17 June 2026.

[2] "Watch Warning Advisory Explained". National Weather Service. Retrieved 17 June 2026.

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