#686 Postby BrokenGlassRepublicn » Wed Dec 04, 2013 12:11 pm
Regarding the local mets and even the NWS, why have we gotten away from the mote traditional definition of Watch/Warning/Alert? It seems like those terms used to be defined loosely as follows:
Watch: Conditions were favorable for the development of a certain type of storm (tornado, winter storm, etc.)
Warning: The storm has developed and the occurrence of a storm is imminent.
Alert: The storm is actually happening in certain locations (specific about counties, impacts, etc.)
It seems this days, especially with Winter Storms, they gotten away from that and watch vs warning is determined by expected impact. If they got back to the old way, then with a storm like last week, they could explain in the watch that conditions were there, but that a 1 or 2 degree variance in the surface temp could make a major difference in the outcome.
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