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When it snows, it pours – but why do municipalities treat the roads with salt? A chemist explains how salt affects water and ice. Salt doesn't melt ice – here's how it actually makes winter ...
Road-salting season is upon us. With icy roads and walkways looming throughout winter—and late fall or early spring, depending on your relationship with the La Niña vs. El Niño climate ...
A winter weather advisory (originally identified as a Traveler's Advisory until the 2002-03 climatological winter when officially renamed, and informally as such by some local television stations thereafter) is a hazardous weather statement issued by local Weather Forecast Offices (WFO) of the National Weather Service in the United States when one or more types of winter precipitation—snow ...
What's the difference between weather warnings and watches? What is an advisory? Here are weather safety terms you need to know.
The watch is typically issued 12 to 48 hours before the storm's expected arrival in the given area. [1] The criteria for this watch can vary from place to place, which is true with other winter weather warning and advisories. [citation needed] As the event of the storm draws nearer in time and confidence in the occurrence of significant winter ...
A winter storm warning (SAME code: WSW) is a hazardous weather statement issued by Weather Forecast Offices (WFO) of the National Weather Service (NWS) in the United States to alert the public that a winter storm is occurring or is about to occur in the area, usually within 36 hours of the storm's onset.
A winter storm is when heavy snow is expected. The National Weather Service (NWS) may issue a winter storm watch, warning or advisory ahead of the storm so you can anticipate the impacts.
Local Weather Forecast Offices (WFO) of the National Weather Service may issue a Special Weather Statement to alert of a specified hazard that is approaching or below warning or advisory criteria, that does not have a specific alert product code of their own (such as for widespread funnel clouds with limited to no threat of complete tornadogenesis, the likelihood of landspouts, or strong ...