STORM WARNING Definition & Meaning

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storm warning

[ stawrm wawr-ning ]

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noun

a prominently displayed object, as a flag or lantern, or clearly audible sound, as from a horn or siren, that signals the expected arrival of a storm:
As we speak, the island’s harbor masters are calling for storm warnings to be hoisted up every available flagpole.
Meteorology. a notification by the National Weather Service of anticipated or occurring winds with sustained speeds of 48 knots (55 miles per hour, 25 meters per second) to 63 knots (73 miles per hour, 32 meters per second), or frequent gusts within that range, and not directly associated with a tropical cyclone. Compare hurricane warning, warning ( def 3 ).
any sign or indication of approaching trouble, adversity, unrest, etc.:
The arrival of troops at the border was an ominous storm warning.
I could easily interpret that look on Mom’s face as a storm warning for me and my brother.

storm warning

noun

a pattern of lights, flags, etc, displayed at certain ports as a warning to shipping of an approaching storm
an announcement on radio or television of an approaching storm
any warning of approaching danger or trouble

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of storm warning¹

First recorded in 1865–70

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Wet and snowy weather is expected to linger in the upper half of the state through Monday, and a winter storm warning remains in effect for the northern Sierra Nevada, including the Lake Tahoe area, until 11 p.m. warning of heavy snow and winds gusting as high as 75 mph.

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A winter storm warning remains in effect for the Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara county mountains through 5 a.m.

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Officials plan to issue a winter storm warning between 4 p.m.

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She took her three boys, the youngest of whom is just three months old, to the closest shelter, a secondary school in the neighbourhood of Labattoir, shortly after receiving the storm warning on Friday afternoon.

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Mountains across Northern California, including in Shasta County and across the Sierra Nevada, could see up to 20 inches of snow at elevations above 4,500 feet, with some areas getting up to 4 feet Wednesday, according to the winter storm warning for the area.

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