Severe Thunderstorm Warnings - Survey Questions
Online Survey Questionnaire
Telephone Survey Questions
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings - Online Survey Questionnaire
1. Please select the location you will be referring to when answering
this survey.
 New South Wales
(Sydney, Newcastle, Wollongong)
New South Wales
(Other)
Australian
Capital Territory
Victoria (Melbourne)
Victoria (Other)
Queensland
(SE Queensland)
Queensland
(Other)
Western Australia
(Perth)
Western Australia
(Other)
South Australia
(Adelaide)
South Australia
(Other)
Tasmania (Hobart)
Tasmania (Other)
Northern Territory
(Darwin)
Northern Territory
(Other)
2. For what activities do you mainly use severe thunderstorm warnings?
Personal/leisure
activities
Construction
industry activities
Government
(local/state/federal) emergency services activities
Other government
(local/state/federal) activities
Private weather
forecasting services (non-Bureau)
Engineering/Oil/Mining
activities
Trades/Services
activities
Retail industry
activities
Manufacturing
industry activities
Media/Broadcasting
activities
Financial industry
activities
Other activities
(please specify)
3. Are the Bureau of Meteorology's severe thunderstorm warnings available
in time to meet your requirements?
Yes - Always
Yes - Most
of the time
As often Yes
as No
No - Not often
enough
No - Never
Don't know
4. Do you find severe thunderstorm warnings easy to understand?
Yes
No, I don't
understand the terms used
No, I'm unsure
if my area is under threat from severe thunderstorms
No, I'm unsure
what time severe thunderstorms will affect my area
Other (please
specify)
5. In general, how do you rate the accuracy of the Bureau of Meteorology's
severe thunderstorm warnings?
Always accurate
Usually accurate
Accurate as
often as inaccurate
Usually inaccurate
Always inaccurate
6. In general, how do you rate the usefulness of the severe thunderstorm
warning service compared to one year ago?
More useful
No different
Less useful
Don't know
7. Do you mainly use the Bureau website to obtain severe thunderstorm
warnings or do you mainly rely on other media?
I mainly use the Bureau website
I mainly rely on another website (please specify)
I mainly rely on ABC radio
I mainly rely on commercial radio
I mainly rely on TV or cable TV
I mainly rely on newspapers
I mainly rely on recorded telephone messages
I mainly rely on fax messages
I mainly rely on SMS messages
I mainly rely on email messages
I mainly rely on other means (please specify)
8. Have you used the Bureau of Meteorology's website to obtain graphical
severe thunderstorm warnings (warnings accompanied by a map showing the
area affected, currently available only for NSW, Victoria and Queensland)?
Yes
No (go to end and submit survey)
9. Do you think that the graphical section of the severe thunderstorm
warnings:
Improves the warning
Makes no difference
Makes the warnings confusing
10. Did you find the graphical section of the severe thunderstorm warning
easy to understand?
Yes, I understood the graphic
No, I didn't understand the symbols used
No, the graphic was hard to read
No, I was unsure whether my area was under threat from severe thunderstorms
No, I was unsure what time severe thunderstorms would affect my area
No (please specify)
11. What additional features would make the graphical severe thunderstorm
warnings issued for your region more useful for you?
None required
Please specify
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings - Telephone Survey
Questions
1a. Do you find severe thunderstorm warnings easy to understand?
Yes (go to 2a)
No (go to 1b)
Don't know/unsure (go to 1b)
I haven't used a severe thunderstorm warning (go to next section)
1b. Why do you find severe thunderstorm warnings difficult to understand?
 I don't understand
the terms used
Unsure if my area is under threat
Unsure what time my areas will be affected
Not enough information
Other (please specify)
2a. What do you think of the Bureau's severe thunderstorm warning service
compared to one year ago?
It has improved (go to 2b)
It's no different (go to 3)
It's not as good (go to 2c)
Don't know (go to 3)
2b. How has the Bureau's severe thunderstorm warning service improved?
There is more information in the warnings
The warnings are more timely
The warnings are more accurate
The warning map on the internet improves the warning
Don't know
2c. Why is the Bureau's severe thunderstorm warning service not as
good?
The wording is less detailed
The warnings are less timely
The warnings are less accurate
The warning map on the internet makes the warning confusing
Don't know
3. Have you looked at a graphical severe thunderstorm warning? These
are warnings that are accompanied by a map showing the area affected by
severe thunderstorms. (Qld, NSW and Vic respondents only)
Yes
No
Don't know/unsure
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