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New tornado warnings test fear based alerts coast to coast
The National Weather Service tests two tier thunderstorm alerts and three tier tornado alerts using terms like mass devastation and unsurvivable to better convey danger. Five offices in Kansas and Missouri participate with NC State analysts reviewing results through fall to decide expansion. A Pleasant Hill meteorologist described a sample alert urging immediate shelter.
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