Much of the country is bracing for fierce cold and wintry weather this weekend. To prepare people, the National Weather Service has issued several types of notices nationwide, including winter storm watches, extreme cold warnings and winter weather advisories.
Different regions might define the terms differently, the NWS told NPR. Georgia, for example, may have different criteria than North Dakota about what’s considered “extreme cold,” since residents there are less accustomed to freezing temperatures.
“You will probably find there’s going to be a certain amount of regionalization that is necessary,” NWS forecaster Richard Bann said.
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