Help Us Improve Our Winter and Flood Services

The National Weather Service is collecting comments through May 31, 2017, on a proposed operational demonstration to consolidate (i.e., reduce the number of), and reformat winter- and flood-based Watches, Warnings, and Advisories (WWA). This proposed demonstration would commence during the fall of 2017.

The proposed changes are based on feedback from surveys NWS issued in the fall of 2016 and also on the results of social science research. Analyses from these efforts indicate that users are sometimes confused by the large number of hazard message or "products" NWS currently issues. Feedback has also indicated NWS should apply a consistent product formatting approach to communicate expected hazards and associated impacts.

The surveys are available at the following links and will remain open through May 31, 2017:

Proposed winter product changes: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TPC8WK8

Proposed flood product changes: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TPDCQVJ

Based upon feedback received, NWS may implement some or all of the operational demonstration proposals in the fall of 2017 and may also consider the reformatting and consolidation approach for other hazard types in 2018. A Service Change Notice with a minimum 75-day lead time would be issued in advance of any operational changes.

Haz Simp Webiste: http://www.weather.gov/hazardsimplification/

For more information, please email: hazsimp@noaa.gov