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[ACRONYM] CEM [TITLE] Civil Emergency Message [DESCRIPTION] 
An emergency message regarding an in-progress or imminent significant threat(s) to public safety and/or property. The CEM is a higher priority message than the Local Area Emergency (LAE), but the hazard is less specific then the Civil Danger Warning (CDW). For example, the CEM could be used to describe a change in the Homeland Security Alert System level in response to a terrorist threat.
NWS Lubbock, TX, Non-Weather Emergency Descriptions
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