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What's the difference between weather warnings and watches? What is an advisory? Here are weather safety terms you need to know.
Warning vs. watch vs. advisory: What do they mean? The National Weather Service issues winter weather advisories, watches and warnings when snow and ice threaten your area. Here's what they all mean:
As the winds howl, the snow flies and the temperatures drop, the National Weather Service issues various alerts for wintry weather. Winter storms can trigger warnings, watches and advisories. What ...
Statement – A statement is either issued as a follow-up message to a warning, watch, or emergency, that may update, extend, or cancel the message it is following up or a notification of significant weather for which no type of advisory, watch, or warning exists. [65]
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 ...
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.
Here's what to know about the differences between a severe weather watch or warning from the National Weather Service.
A winter storm watch is issued by the National Weather Service of the United States when there is a possibility of heavy snow or potential of significant ice accumulations, without meeting a specific other winter criteria. The watch is typically issued 12 to 48 hours before the storm's expected arrival in the given area. [1] The criteria for ...