It is a rare warning aimed at seizing attention ahead of extreme wildfire risk that is predicted to start in southern California at 4:00 a.m. PDS warnings were first used to warn of tornado outbreaks ...

OF COURSE, THROUGHOUT THE NEWSCAST. ALL RIGHT, GLENN, THANK YOU. AND AS WE’VE MENTIONED, WE DON’T OFTEN HEAR THE TERM PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN DESCRIBING THE SEVERITY OF WEATHER ...

The "particularly dangerous situation" term was first used in the 1980s as guidance for tornado watches, says Marc Chenard, a meteorologist at the NWS Weather Prediction Center. Since then, it's been ...

BUT PROGRESS The National Weather Service's Los Angeles page screams “Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS ... warnings were first used to warn of tornado outbreaks in the Midwest.

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 ...