What's the difference between a winter storm watch, an advisory and a warning? And can they mean different things for ...

They also issue watches, advisories and warnings for ... warning them to take immediate or protective action. An "advisory" like the "warning" is meant to warn when hazardous weather is occurring ...

In a forecast, the NWS warned of "heavy rain, high elevation mountain snow and strong winds" hitting the Northwestern U.S.

The criteria the National Weather Service uses to determine when winter weather-related issues ought to be considered an advisory, watch or warning depend on how severe an impact the weather might ...