The National Weather Service’s Los Angeles page screams ‘Particularly Dangerous Situation’ in hot pink letters against a gray ...

His interest in meteorology was cemented after the April 3, 1974, super outbreak of tornadoes. Andy attended the University of Oklahoma to attain a degree in meteorology. He started his broadcast ...

One of the earliest uses of the term “particularly dangerous situation” appeared in an April 1 ... as the environment was primed for a tornado outbreak over Oklahoma and Kansas.

Lincoln had accumulated nearly 2.8 inches more than its usual total and Norfolk had received 6.3 inches more precipitation ... in the Arbor Day tornado outbreak. That April 26 storm smashed ...

It was rated EF-3, with estimated winds of 140 ... life in Kansas was during a severe weather outbreak on April 14, 2012. One person died and 110 tornadoes were counted across Kansas and Oklahoma ...

It was part of the worst tornado outbreak on record for eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. Close to 100 deaths were reported in Omaha, with some 2000 structures destroyed. Image credit ...

AUTAUGA COUNTY, Ala. (WSFA) - It’s now been two years since an EF-3 tornado claimed seven lives in Autauga County. “As we saw where it was moving, we knew how close it was to the schools ...

As if they aren’t already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes — a rare but dangerous phenomenon in which wildfires create their own weather.

The National Weather Service's Los Angeles page screams “Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS)” in hot pink letters against a gray background. It's a rare warning aimed at seizing attention ...

As if they aren’t already facing enough, firefighters in California also could encounter fire tornadoes — a rare but dangerous phenomenon in which wildfires create their own weather.

PDS warnings were first used to warn of tornado outbreaks in the Midwest ... tornadoes” — says that the term was first used on April 2, 1982 by forecaster Robert H. Johns, in conjunction ...