For several years, the National Weather Service and NOAA Storm Prediction Center has been preparing for Watch-By-County, a.k.a. Watch Decentralization Phase I. Eventually, this will change Severe Thunderstorm and Tornado Watches from the familiar 4-sided parallelogram to a list of specific counties (parishes or independent cities) that are in the watch area.

This presentation will update the progress of Watch-By-County, how it will work and look to the broadcast media.

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