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

Particularly Dangerous Situation, or "PDS" for short, is the most extreme advance notice that can be issued for expected weather hazards by the National Weather Service. PDS expresses the urgency ...

This is not the first time LA has experienced raging wildfires. Authorities in Los Angeles have issued a rare “Particularly Dangerous Situation” (PDS) warning in response to the ongoing wildfires. Why ...

Southern California will continue to face "dangerous fire weather conditions" including strong Santa Ana winds and extremely low humidity through later this week, forecasters said Tuesday.

Last Monday, the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a rare “particularly dangerous situation” (PDS) red flag warning to Los Angeles and Ventura counties about incoming strong winds.

(AP Photo/Rachel Leathe) 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 ...

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 attention ...

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 attention ...

PDS stands for Particularly Dangerous Situation and the alert coincided with Red Flag Warnings during the Mountain Fire in Camarillo late last year and the deadly Palisades and Eaton Fires that ...