winter storm warning
Severe snowfall advisory
A winter storm warning is an alert issued by meteorological authorities when significant snow, ice, or blizzard conditions are imminent or occurring.
It signals more severe and certain conditions than a winter storm watch: Schools closed ahead of the winter storm warning.
The warning typically means hazardous travel and potential power outages are expected within the next 12 to 36 hours.
- blizzardViolent prolonged snowstorm
- snowstormHeavy winter precipitation event
- advisoryNotice recommending action
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
- alertWarning or watchfulness
whiteout · frostbite · hazardous · freezing · ice · sleet · wind chill · wind gusts · accumulation · drifts · visibility · emergency · state of emergency · shelter · power outage · plows · salt · shovel
- alertsalarm, alert, notification, push notifications, email alerts
- weather alertsweather alert, weather advisory, severe weather alert, heat advisory, wind advisory
- alert levelsDEFCON, red alert, orange alert, yellow alert, elevated
- weatherweather, rain, sun, snow, wind
- weather termssunny, rainy, cloudy, snowy, windy
winter storm warningwinter storm watch
Weather service alert for approaching severe cold-weather event
all clear · winter weather advisory · frost advisory · fair weather
winter storm warningheat wave warning
excessive heat warning · heat advisory · tropical storm warning · hurricane warning · heat wave
winter, storm, warning, winters, wintery, wintry, storms, stormy, stormed