Raed Arafat explained that the issuance of weather codes falls under the ANM, not the DSU, emphasizing the importance of the measures taken by authorities to prevent disasters: "We would have been incompetent if we just sat and did nothing."

Secretary of State Raed Arafat clarified that the Department for Emergency Situations is not responsible for issuing weather codes, as this falls to the experts at ANM. Arafat mentioned that, although it is not mandatory for warnings to materialize into disaster, authorities have the duty to inform the population. The measures to close schools were decided at the county level to prevent possible accidents, emphasizing that the warnings served to protect citizens.