IsentropicLift Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Hey I was just wondering if Ice Storm Watches have ever been considered as something the NWS would adopt? It seems as if the term Winter Storm Watch has become associated with mainly snow storms and in cases where ice is the main threat, it might help get the word out faster to the general public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Hey I was just wondering if Ice Storm Watches have ever been considered as something the NWS would adopt? It seems as if the term Winter Storm Watch has become associated with mainly snow storms and in cases where ice is the main threat, it might help get the word out faster to the general public. They exist http://www.nws.noaa.gov/directives/sym/pd01005013curr.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsentropicLift Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 Has one ever actually been issued before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Has one ever actually been issued before? https://www.google.com/#q=%22ice+storm+warning+in+effect%22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsentropicLift Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 Those are warnings, I said ice storm WATCH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Those are warnings, I said ice storm WATCH. Ah, my bad. No those don't exist as far as I know. Ice is hard to predict so its really difficult to nail down a watch ahead of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famartin Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Although, apparently there may have been a few here or there in the past... https://www.google.com/#q=%22ice+storm+watch+in+effect%22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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