"Forecast First Alert" Days- What Are They And Why Are They Important?
- GC Staff
- Jun 4, 2024
- 1 min read
Updated: Jun 5, 2024
A Forecast First Alert is a designation for those days or situations where meteorologists and weather experts can provide as much advance notice as possible for weather that will likely be of a high impact to KTSP viewers.
Forecast First Alerts are attached to specific days in our forecast and will be typically displayed as part of the 7-Day forecast on the air and online. A Forecast First Alert Day will be those in which we are likely to have widespread, consistent and significant rain, widespread flooding, extreme heat or cold, and any other weather event.
Why have Forecast First Alerts?
The motivation is to provide viewers with a simple and easy-to-understand notification so they can be informed of when to aware of weather conditions that can develop. So they can make plans and stay safe.
By Minnesota's Weather Authority
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