National severe local storms operations plan - 2001

This is the twenty-fourth of a series of National Severe Local Storms Operations Plans that was developed after a 1967 request to the Federal Coordinator for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research. This plan is one of several operations plans produced under the auspices of the Federal Coordinator. It outlines the responsibilities of the various United States Federal agencies that provide meteorological services in observing, forecasting and warning of severe local storms. It also defines meteorological terms used by the agencies preparing severe local storms forecasts and warnings, identifies differing operational warning criteria and procedures, and discusses communications, observations, and some public release aspects of severe storms warnings.