B40

If a radio or television program is interrupted by an announcement of impending severe weather, the interruption is called a(n) _________.

This question is new; it was not asked in the 1965–70 survey.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERT 11
WEATHER ALERT 10
SEVERE WEATHER WARNING 8
WARNING 3
STORM ALERT 2
SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN 1
SEVERE WEATHER UPDATE 1
WEATHER STATEMENT 1
WEATHER-ANNOUNCEMENT 1

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