“What the weather will do” – results of a survey on impact-oriented and impact-based warnings in European NMHSs
Rainer Kaltenberger
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik (ZAMG), Vienna,
Austria
Andreas Schaffhauser
Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik (ZAMG), Vienna,
Austria
Michael Staudinger
Zentralanstalt für Meteorologie und Geodynamik (ZAMG), Vienna,
Austria
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Short summary
European NMHSs are progressing towards impact-oriented and impact-based warnings. This publication gives an overview of warning implementation as surveyed at 32 of the 37 NMHSs participating in the EUMETNET Meteoalarm project. Topics adressed include warning format, legislation and production process of warnings, dissemination and verification of warnings, impact databases, warning strategy and cooperation and cross-border collaboration. Obstacles are identified and trends are discussed.
European NMHSs are progressing towards impact-oriented and impact-based warnings. This...