Here is a good example of an impact based Tornado Warning and impact based Severe Thunderstorm Warning from the NWS office in Goodland, Kansas. The warnings is valid as I write this. Highlighted text is more specifically what I'm talking about. (The "impact" part of the impact based warnings.)
TORNADO WARNING
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
910 PM CDT MON APR 8 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN CHEYENNE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN RAWLINS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
* AT 906 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF BENKELMAN...AND MOVING EAST AT
20 MPH.
HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN CHEYENNE AND NORTHWESTERN
RAWLINS COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4000 10121 3981 10127 3988 10152 4000 10155
4001 10143
TIME...MOT...LOC 0211Z 280DEG 18KT 3995 10150
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
THEDE
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
821 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013
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CHEYENNE KS-
921 PM CDT MON APR 8 2013
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
CHEYENNE COUNTY UNTIL 930 PM CDT...
AT 919 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF
PARKS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES AND CROPS IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME NORTHERN CHEYENNE COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
GOODLAND.
&&
LAT...LON 3989 10152 3993 10176 4000 10173 4001 10163
4000 10154
TIME...MOT...LOC 0222Z 204DEG 13KT 3998 10172
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
THEDE
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