There will no longer be Wind Chill Advisories, Watches, or Warnings this winter [Video]

Starting this winter, there will no longer be Wind Chill Advisories, Watches, or Warnings. Not because it won’t get cold, but because the language the National Weather Service uses surrounding extreme cold events has changed.

Wind Chill Watch will become Extreme Cold WatchWind Chill Warning will become Extreme Cold WarningWind Chill Advisory will become Cold Weather Advisory

Extreme Cold Watches and Warnings will be issued when the forecast calls for -30° wind chills. The Cold Weather Advisory will be issued when wind chill values of -20° are expected.

The change aims to simplify the messaging surrounding cold weather. This keeps the headline focused on the cold weather, regardless of the wind.

Learn more about the Hazard Simplification Project from the National Weather Service here.

Tim Halbach, Warning Coordination Meteorologist with the Milwaukee National Weather Service, said that in the last 19 years, their office has issued 96 …