Winter storm warnings are issued for events more impactful within the same general timeframe from 12-36 hours out. If the National Weather Service is more confident in its forecast, this alert can ...

NWS Weather Warnings explained. A Winter Weather Advisory is given if there is expected "any amount of freezing rain, or when 2 to 4 inches of snow (alone or in combination with sleet and freezing ...

A winter weather advisory goes in place when impacts are expected, but not to the level of a warning being issued. Alerts for these types of advisories are typically issued from 12-36 hours before ...

Winter Weather Alert Changes. The other change that NWS made we won't see until later this year. Hard freeze alerts will be combined into a freeze alert.

Additionally, extreme cold warnings and cold weather advisories are now their own category, which separates them from other winter weather alerts such as snow and ice warnings (i.e., winter ...