Storm scientists debut new weather warnings amid sunny skies

photo FILE - This Aug. 5, 2014 file satellite image provided by NASA shows two tropical Pacific Ocean hurricanes - Iselle at center and Julio at right - bearing down on Hawaii, top left. Residents on Hawaii's southernmost island have already dealt with one tropical storm this year and are currently coping with the threat of slowly encroaching lava. Now, meteorologists say a potential hurricane is heading toward them and the rest of the island chain. The governor on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, proclaimed an emergency to help the state respond to the storm. (AP Photo/NASA, File)

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - The Storm Prediction Center has two new threat levels for its weather outlooks, but the weather is too nice for anyone to really notice.

Effective Wednesday, the center can say if days with a "slight risk" of severe weather should instead be labeled "enhanced" or "marginal." The risk categories of "high" and "moderate" remain.

Forecasters made the change after finding that some days with a slight risk of tornadoes, hail or high winds ended up with fairly nasty storms.

No severe storms are predicted in the country for at least the next week.

The center traditionally targeted local forecasters with advisories known as "convective outlooks," but now they can be found online. The system now has five levels - like scales for tornado damage and hurricane strength.

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