TORNADO WATCHES WHERE THERE’S A RISK ... quite often from the National Weather Service is the term "Particularly Dangerous Situation" when describing the severity of weather threats.

The National Weather Service's Los Angeles page screams “Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS)” in hot pink letters against ...

Here's a guide to understanding "particularly dangerous situation" red flag warnings, containment, and other terms related to ...

Particularly Dangerous Situation, or "PDS" for short, is the most extreme advance notice that can be issued for expected ...

The "particularly dangerous situation" term was first used in the 1980s as guidance for tornado watches, says Marc Chenard, a meteorologist at the NWS Weather Prediction Center. Since then ...

A tornado watch was posted for 24 counties in east Texas, with the National Weather Service warning: “This is a particularly dangerous situation with the possibility of very damaging tornadoes.” ...