If a PDS severe thunderstorm watch is issued in your area, it means the environment is primed for dangerous weather—likely worse than what most people experience during a routine storm.

If a PDS severe thunderstorm watch is issued in your area, it means the environment is primed for dangerous weather—likely worse than what most people experience during a routine storm.

Proximity Detection Systems (PDS) started out as a valuable mechanism to warn operators and pedestrians of imminent danger, but today they play even more powerful health and safety roles. These ...

PDS watches are rarely issued. According to the SPC of the 3,058 tornado watches issued from 1996-2005, only 7 percent were PDS watches. Alabama’s PDS tornado watch is the second PDS watch of ...

PDS warnings were first used to warn of tornado outbreaks in the Midwest. More than a decade ago, three meteorologists proposed expanding their use to disasters such as ice storms, floods ...