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Main Forums => The Roundtable => Topic started by: WLJ on March 12, 2021, 11:39:54 AM
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According to the National Weather Service
No sooner than 2024, the NWS will no longer issue “Advisories.” Their research found that the term “Advisory” caused significant confusion and was often confused with a “Watch.” To avoid misinterpretations and confusion, the NWS decided to get rid of Advisories.
Wonder if the same people confused by 1st grade math nowadays are the same ones confused by the term advisory?
Behind the Forecast: Why the National Weather Service is eliminating ‘Advisories’
https://www.wave3.com/2021/03/12/behind-forecast-why-national-weather-service-is-eliminating-advisories/
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The nanny state produces dummies.
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I was wondering when they changed that. My confusion was from the change, not from misunderstanding the original wording.
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That said, I always thought Watch vs Warning was somewhat confusing.
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That said, I always thought Watch vs Warning was somewhat confusing.
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Brad
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That said, I always thought Watch vs Warning was somewhat confusing.
Here in Oklahoma, when we get a tornado warning is when we go out to watch them.
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Brad
Yea, I know. It makes sense if I think about it, but something in the nomenclature isn't intuitive for some reason.
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Here in Oklahoma, when we get a tornado warning is when we go out to watch them.
When we get a warning it's already been in the ground for 20+ miles.
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It used to be that one of those meant a tornado (for example) was seen. I thought they changed it to mean the radar detected a tornado.
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Hey, everybody!
Look out for:
lots of
some
almost no
snow
wind
rain
fair skies
near you.
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Hey, everybody!
Look out for:
lots of
some
almost no
snow
wind
rain
fair skies
near you.
Welcome to the Ohio Valley.
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Yea, I know. It makes sense if I think about it, but something in the nomenclature isn't intuitive for some reason.
Agreed.
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When you can't figure out which bathroom to use, words like "advisory" can seem pretty daunting.
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When you can't figure out which bathroom to use, words like "advisory" can seem pretty daunting.
Bathroom Advisory
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Back when I was a kid here in Michigan, a Tornado Warning was issued if maybe, there might be, or weather conditions favor, a tornado. If one was spotted, we got a Tornado Alert.
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That said, I always thought Watch vs Warning was somewhat confusing.
I had to know and check weather nearly every day for my job. Even so, though I knew the difference, I would sometimes catch myself saying "wait, which is worse?"
One could look at it as, "Warning, a storm may be coming." and, "A storm is here, watch it." :laugh:
The color coding, orange to red, does help visualize the difference. Though not if you're getting the updates on your weather radio. :)
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A warning is worse than a watch. You watch the traffic before you cross the street. If you don't, you may still get a warning from the horn of the car that's about to hit you.
I remember it as "I'd rather get a watch than a warning."
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We are heading in to tornado season. Stop talking about it...I'm having an urge to go cower in the basement.