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 ...

the PDS red flag warning has already been issued a few other times in recent months — an indication of the extreme weather Southern California is facing. The "particularly dangerous situation" term ...

The West is battling a very different surge of severe weather, as Los Angeles grapples ... A Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS) red flag warning is in place for parts of Los Angeles county ...

We see weather headlines year round from winter to severe weather in the summer, but there is a set hierarchy to them.

The National Weather Service’s Los Angeles page screams “Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS)” in hot pink letters against a gray background. It’s a rare warning aimed at seizing ...