Until now, National Weather Service warnings were issued for entire counties, but weather warnings are about to become more precise.

If the town or area you live in is ever in the path of weather emergencies like tornadoes, severe thunderstorms or floods, starting today, the National Weather Service will be able to name specific areas.

The new storm-based warnings are designed to be more accurate to reduce the number of people falsely being warned, which is a plus for you and Severe Weather Team 9 meteorologists when they're tracking active weather in the Ohio Valley.

“Instead of a flood warning for Belmont County it will be issued for a particular creek in the county. It’s better than saying the sky is falling chicken little and nothing happened when you can paint in a small area with specific names and locations and landmarks,” said Severe Weather Team 9 Meteorologist Jeff Oechslein.

There are also technological and economic benefits to a more specific system.

“You can sign up your PDA or cell phone to receive alerts through the Internet and e-mail ties into technology we have as well,” said Oechslein.

“Nationally, over $100 million have been saved in switching from county-wide to storm-based warnings,” said Oechslein.

And that means total access to your Severe Weather Team 9 meteorologists who will tell you exactly where a weather emergency may happen.

There are still challenges ahead for the system including multiple warnings in one concentrated area.

“It's a work in progress. We have to iron out the kinks,” said Oechslein.

The National Weather Service also said this new system will allow emergency management agencies to make better risk assessments.