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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.
Here's what to know about the differences between a severe weather watch or warning from the National Weather Service.
Get a weather alert on your phone or TV? Here’s what they actually mean.
Discontinued beginning with the 2008-2009 winter storm season and replaced with the winter storm warning for heavy snow. Sleet warning WSW (alt.: heavy sleet warning) – Heavy sleet accumulations of 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.1 cm) or more, which may cause significant disruptions to travel or utilities, are imminent or expected to occur within 12 ...
A warning or watch is not warranted because the expected conditions are less menacing than those necessary to meet warning criteria. A warning or watch is not yet practical to be issued, usually due to a high degree of uncertainty of timing, occurrence and/or location of the hazardous conditions. [1] Special Weather Statements are typically ...
The difference between tornado watches and warnings is similar to severe thunderstorms. A tornado watch means “severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are possible in and near the watch area.”
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 ...
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 ...