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140          <h3>Tornado Watch vs. Warning: What's the Difference?</h3>
141          <p>One means conditions are right. The other means take shelter now. Here's how to tell them apart and what to do for each.</p>
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150          <h3>River Flood Levels Explained</h3>
151          <p>Action stage, minor flood, moderate flood, major flood — what each level means and when to start paying attention.</p>
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160          <h3>What Kp Index Do You Need to See the Northern Lights?</h3>
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170          <h3>What to Do During a Flash Flood Warning</h3>
171          <p>Flash flooding is the #1 weather killer in the US. Here's what to do immediately, where to go, and what to avoid.</p>
172          <div class="feat-meta"><span>Flash flooding</span><span>Preparedness</span></div>
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180          <h3>AQI Levels Explained — What the Numbers Mean</h3>
181          <p>The Air Quality Index runs from 0 to 500. Here's what each level means, when to stay inside, and who's most at risk.</p>
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190          <h3>Hurricane Categories Explained — Cat 1 Through Cat 5</h3>
191          <p>The Saffir-Simpson scale, what each category means on the ground, and why wind speed isn't the whole story.</p>
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200          <h3>Severe Thunderstorm Watch vs. Warning</h3>
201          <p>What makes a thunderstorm "severe," the difference between a watch and warning, and the new damage tags you need to know.</p>
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220          <h3>EF Scale Tornado Ratings Explained</h3>
221          <p>The Enhanced Fujita Scale rates tornadoes EF0 through EF5 based on damage. Here's what each rating means and the wind speeds involved.</p>
222          <div class="feat-meta"><span>Tornado safety</span><span>Explainer</span></div>
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230          <h3>How to Read Weather Radar</h3>
231          <p>What the radar colors mean, how to spot rotation and hook echoes, and how to track storms heading your way.</p>
232          <div class="feat-meta"><span>Radar</span><span>Explainer</span></div>
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240          <h3>What Does Flood Stage Mean?</h3>
241          <p>Action stage, minor flood, moderate flood, major flood — how the NWS defines each level and what they mean for your river.</p>
242          <div class="feat-meta"><span>River flooding</span><span>Explainer</span></div>
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250          <h3>Derecho vs. Tornado</h3>
251          <p>
251Both produce 100+ mph winds, but a derecho's damage path can be hundreds of miles wide. Here's how they differ.</p>
252          <div class="feat-meta"><span>Severe storms</span><span>Explainer</span></div>
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260          <h3>Best Weather Alert App for Android</h3>
261          <p>What to look for in a severe weather app — speed, NWS data, river monitoring, and features most people don't think about.</p>
262          <div class="feat-meta"><span>App guide</span><span>Explainer</span></div>
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270          <h3>Heat Index Explained</h3>
271          <p>When the thermometer says 95&deg;F but it feels like 112&deg;F — how the heat index works and when heat becomes deadly.</p>
272          <div class="feat-meta"><span>Heat safety</span><span>Explainer</span></div>
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280          <h3>Tornado Preparedness Checklist</h3>
281          <p>What to have ready before tornado season, what to do during a warning, and what to do after a tornado passes.</p>
282          <div class="feat-meta"><span>Tornado safety</span><span>Preparedness</span></div>
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290          <h3>Hurricane Preparedness Guide</h3>
291          <p>Essential supplies, evacuation planning, protecting your home, and what to do when a hurricane watch or warning is issued.</p>
292          <div class="feat-meta"><span>Hurricanes</span><span>Preparedness</span></div>
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300          <h3>Weather Radio vs. Phone Alerts</h3>
301          <p>NOAA Weather Radio and phone apps both deliver warnings, but they work differently. Here's why you should have both.</p>
302          <div class="feat-meta"><span>App guide</span><span>Explainer</span></div>
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309          </div>
310          <h3>Earthquake Magnitude Scale Explained</h3>
311          <p>Richter vs. moment magnitude, and why a magnitude 6 quake is about 1,000 times stronger than a magnitude 3, not twice as strong.</p>
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320          <h3>Earthquake Early Warning Explained</h3>
321          <p>Earthquakes can't be predicted, but seconds of warning before shaking arrives is possible. Here's how ShakeAlert and early warning actually work.</p>
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330          <h3>Geomagnetic Storm Scale Explained (G1&ndash;G5)</h3>
331          <p>What causes a geomagnetic storm, what each NOAA G-scale level actually does to power grids and GPS, and how far south the aurora reaches.</p>
332          <div class="feat-meta"><span>Space weather</span><span>Explainer</span></div>
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340          <h3>Solar Flare Classes Explained (A, B, C, M, X)</h3>
341          <p>What each solar flare letter class means, why X-class flares make headlines, and how flares differ from the CMEs that actually drive the aurora.</p>
342          <div class="feat-meta"><span>Space weather</span><span>Explainer</span></div>
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349          </div>
350          <h3>Red Flag Warning Explained (Fire Weather)</h3>
351          <p>Low humidity, strong wind, and dry fuels combine to make any spark dangerous. Here's what triggers the warning and what to actually do.</p>
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360          <h3>Excessive Heat Warning vs. Heat Advisory</h3>
361          <p>Both mean dangerous heat is coming — here's what separates them, and the difference between heat exhaustion and heat stroke.</p>
362          <div class="feat-meta"><span>Heat safety</span><span>Explainer</span></div>
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369          </div>
370          <h3>High Wind Warning vs. Wind Advisory</h3>
371          <p>Specific wind speed thresholds separate these two — here's what triggers each and how they differ from a severe thunderstorm.</p>
372          <div class="feat-meta"><span>Wind</span><span>Explainer</span></div>
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379          </div>
380          <h3>What Is a Supercell?</h3>
381          <p>The rotating updraft behind the strongest tornadoes, and how to spot the hook echo and mesocyclone on radar.</p>
382          <div class="feat-meta"><span>Storm mechanics</span><span>Explainer</span></div>
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389          </div>
390          <h3>Microburst Explained</h3>
391          <p>A sudden, localized downdraft that can hit 100+ mph — and can develop faster than radar can catch it.</p>
392          <div class="feat-meta"><span>Storm mechanics</span><span>Explainer</span></div>
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399          </div>
400          <h3>Cold Front vs. Warm Front</h3>
401          <p>Two air masses colliding, two very different weather outcomes. Here's what actually changes when each one passes.</p>
402          <div class="feat-meta"><span>Storm mechanics</span><span>Explainer</span></div>
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409          </div>
410          <h3>The 30-30 Rule for Lightning Safety</h3>
411          <p>Count the seconds between flash and thunder, divide by five — here's how to use that number to actually stay safe.</p>
412          <div class="feat-meta"><span>Lightning safety</span><span>Preparedness</span></div>
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419          </div>
420          <h3>Watch vs. Warning: What NWS Alerts Mean</h3>
421          <p>The same three-tier structure applies across every hazard type — tornadoes, floods, winter storms, fire weather, and more.</p>
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430          <h3>How to Build a Severe Weather Emergency Kit</h3>
431          <p>What actually belongs in a 72-hour kit — water, food, power, documents, and the items people forget until they need them.</p>
432          <div class="feat-meta"><span>Preparedness</span><span>Checklist</span></div>
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440          <h3>NOAA Weather Radio: Do You Still Need One?</h3>
441          <p>Phones do most of what weather radio does now — except in the specific situations where phones fail entirely.</p>
442          <div class="feat-meta"><span>App guide</span><span>Explainer</span></div>
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451          <p>Generator carbon monoxide safety, how long food actually stays safe, and how to conserve your phone battery.</p>
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