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NWS Alert Descriptions
LEW LAW ENFORCE WARNING
LAE LOCAL AREA EMERGENC
NHW NATIONAL HAZARD WARNING
NIC NATIONAL INFO CENTER
NPT NATIONAL PERIODIC TEST
NUW NUCLEAR PWR PLNT WARNING
RHW RADIOLOG HAZARD WARNING
RHA RADIOLOG HAZARD WATCH
RWT WEEKLY TEST
RMT MONTHLY TEST
SVR SEVERE THUNDER WARNING
SVW SEVERE THUNDER WARNING
SVA SEVERE THUNDER WATCH
SVS SEVERE WEATHER STATMENT
SPW SHELTER IN-PLACE WARNING
SMW SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
SPS SPECIAL WEATHER STATMENT
TOR TORNADO WARNING
TOW TORNADO WARNING
TOA TORNADO WATCH
TOE 911 OUTAGE
TRW TROPICAL STORM WARNING
TRA TROPICAL STORM WATCH
TSW TSUNAMI WARNING
TSA TSUNAMI WATCH
VOW VOLCANO WARNING
VOA VOLCANO WATCH
WSW WINTER STORM WARNING
WSA WINTER STORM WATCH
XXA UNKNOWN WATCH TUNE TV \b
XXW UNKNOWN WARNING TUNE TV \b
XXS UNKNOWN STATMENT TUNE TV \b
XXE UNKNOWN EMERGENC TUNE TV \b