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Caution Stage

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-000419

The stage which, when reached by a rising stream, represents the level where appropriate officials (e.g., county sheriff, civil defense officials, or bypass gate operators) are notified of the threat of possible flooding. Alert stage or caution stage are used instead of caution stage in some parts of the country.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-000419
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-000419",
  "term": "Caution Stage",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "The stage which, when reached by a rising stream, represents the level where appropriate officials (e.g., county sheriff, civil defense officials, or bypass gate operators) are notified of the threat of possible flooding. Alert stage or caution stage are used instead of caution stage in some parts of the country.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/caution-stage/"
}

Record 419 of 3,164 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.