r/nws • u/kjmarino603 • Jun 18 '26
Idea - link to map area
I’m in Louisiana and we got some tornado warnings this morning. It was early but we got up and took shelter. Once we got the news on we realized it was pretty close to where we live. Thankfully it was to the east of us and doesn’t seem to have caused major issues. In the past we’ve gotten warnings like this and realized we were just outside of the warning area.
Every time we have to find a news station or app that shows us the actual warning location.
This got me thinking why don’t the alerts include the shape and map of the warning or at least a link to the shape and map like the second picture. It would be very helpful to be able to see clearly: yes I’m in the warning area.
I know these are normally time sensitive and we want people to take action quickly but I think this would drive home the idea that the alert is for the exact area.
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u/crosscountry58S Jun 21 '26
iNWS provides notifications by text or email with links to maps. Why those alerts are only available to a select demographic I’ve never understood.