Amna Nawaz
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What different weather alerts mean
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July 30, 2025
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3:35Now PlayingThe National Weather Service (NWS) pushes out alerts to an Integrated
Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) to sound alarms and warnings during major weather events. The critical service alerts are then pushed to commercial wireless carriers and broadcast to televisions and cell phones across the nation. Matthew Cappucci, a meteorologist at MyRadar, breaks down what some of the major weather alerts are and what they mean.
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