hurricane warning

collocation in English

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hurricane
noun[C]
uk
/ˈhʌr.ɪ.kən/us
/ˈhɝː.ɪ.keɪn/
a violent wind that has a circular movement, especially in the West ...
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warning
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈwɔː.nɪŋ/us
/ˈwɔːr.nɪŋ/
something that makes you understand there is a possible danger or problem, especially one in ...
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(Definition ofhurricaneandwarningfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The following day, about 10 hours before the storm's closest approach to the island, the tropical storm warning was upgraded to ahurricanewarning.
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About 18 hours before landfall, the alert was replaced by ahurricanewarning.
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Roughly four hours after this watch, it was upgraded to ahurricanewarning.
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The winds must not be directly associated with a tropical cyclone, or ahurricanewarningwill be issued.
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On the following day, it was upgraded to ahurricanewarning.
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Only three hours later, the hurricane watch was switched to ahurricanewarning.
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As a result, the tropical storm warning was upgraded to ahurricanewarning.
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The next day, that advisory was upgraded to ahurricanewarning, as hurricane conditions had become more imminent.
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The watch was later replaced with ahurricanewarning12 hours later.
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The next day, the watch was upgraded into ahurricanewarning.
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Thehurricanewarningoffices remained active past 1983.
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Three hours later, the watch was upgraded to ahurricanewarning.
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By late morning, both advisories were replaced by ahurricanewarning.
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Sunday, ahurricanewarningwas issued for the coast.
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Because that strengthening failed to occur, thehurricanewarningwas downgraded to a tropical storm warning shortly before landfall.
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They were upgraded to ahurricanewarningwhen the storm was predicted to reach hurricane intensity.
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The same day, ahurricanewarningwas issued for a large area of the mainland.
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After about 24 hours, thehurricanewarningwas discontinued.
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This advisory was upgraded the next morning to a tropical storm warning and a hurricane watch, and that night was further upgraded to ahurricanewarning.
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As the storm strengthened, the watch was replaced with a tropical storm warning, and about 15 hours prior to its closest approach the warning was replaced with ahurricanewarning.
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