Overview

Below is a list of Event Codes. You will need these when you send IPAWS messages.

FCC Approved Event Codes

Emergency Action Notification	EAN	Emergency Action Termination	EAT
National Information Center	NIC	National Periodic Test	NPT
Required Monthly Test	RMT	Required Weekly Test	RWT
Tornado Watch	TOA	Tornado Warning	TOR
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SVA	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SVR
Severe Weather Statement	SVS	Special Weather Statement	SPS
Flash Flood Watch	FFA	Flash Flood Warning	FFW
Flash Flood Statement	FFS	Flood Watch	FLA
Flood Warning	FLW	Flood Statement	FLS
Winter Storm Watch	WSA	Winter Storm Warning	WSW
Blizzard Warning	BZW	High Wind Watch	HWA
High Wind Warning	HWW	Evacuation Immediate	EVI
Civil Emergency Message	CEM	Practice/Demo Warning	DMO
Hurricane Statement	HLS	Hurricane Watch	HUA
Administrative Message	ADR	Hurricane Warning	HUW
Child Abduction Emergency	CAE	Civil Danger Warning	CDW
Earthquake Warning	EQW	Fire Warning	FRW
Hazardous Materials Warning	HMW	Law Enforcement Warning	LEW
Local Area Emergency	LAE	911 Telephone Outage Emergency	TOE
Radiological Hazard Warning	RHW	Shelter in Place Warning	SPW

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