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This template is used to generate a table of winter weather alerts issued by the National Weather Service for winter storms in the United States.

Usage[edit]

The template without any parameters will produce a result like the following:

{{WinterStormWarningsTable}}
No winter weather alerts posted at this time.

When there are winter weather alerts active, use the following syntax:

{{WinterStormWarningsTable
| BZW= 
* '''BZW'''=Blizzard Warnings
| BZA=
* '''BZA'''=Blizzard Watches
| WSW= 
* '''WSW'''=Winter Storm Warnings
| WSA=
* '''WSA'''=Winter Storm Watches
| WWA=
* '''WWA'''=Winter Weather Advisories
| source=
  Link to source of watches / warnings / advisories
}}
Blizzard Warning
Blizzard conditions
expected within 36 hours.
  • BZW=Blizzard Warnings
Blizzard Watch
Blizzard conditions
possible within 48 hours.
  • BZA=Blizzard Watches
Winter Storm Warning
Winter storm conditions expected within 36 hours.
  • WSW=Winter Storm Warnings
Winter Storm Watch
Winter storm conditions possible within 48 hours.
  • WSA=Winter Storm Watches
Winter Weather Advisory
Winter weather expected within 24 hours.
  • WWA=Winter Weather Advisories
Source: Link to source of watches / warnings / advisories

You can also use the |align= parameter to determine how the table floats.

Ice storm/lake-effect snow warnings[edit]

In cases where there are ice storm or lake-effect snow warnings in effect, the template can accept the |ISW= and |LSW= parameters as well.

{{WinterStormWarningsTable
| ISW= 
* '''ISW'''=Ice Storm Warnings
| LSW=
* '''LSW'''=Lake Effect Snow Warnings
| source=
  Link to source of watches / warnings / advisories
}}
Ice Storm Warning
Ice storm conditions expected within 36 hours.
  • ISW=Ice Storm Warnings
Lake Effect Snow Warning
Heavy lake-effect snow expected within 24 hours.
  • LSW=Lake Effect Snow Warnings
Source: Link to source of watches / warnings / advisories

All types of winter weather alerts can be combined in a single table:

{{WinterStormWarningsTable
| BZW= 
* '''BZW'''=Blizzard Warnings
| BZA=
* '''BZA'''=Blizzard Watches
| WSW= 
* '''WSW'''=Winter Storm Warnings
| WSA=
* '''WSA'''=Winter Storm Watches
| WWA=
* '''WWA'''=Winter Weather Advisories
| ISW= 
* '''ISW'''=Ice Storm Warnings
| LSW=
* '''LSW'''=Lake Effect Snow Warnings
| source=
  Link to source of watches / warnings / advisories
}}
Blizzard Warning
Blizzard conditions
expected within 36 hours.
  • BZW=Blizzard Warnings
Blizzard Watch
Blizzard conditions
possible within 48 hours.
  • BZA=Blizzard Watches
Winter Storm Warning
Winter storm conditions expected within 36 hours.
  • WSW=Winter Storm Warnings
Winter Storm Watch
Winter storm conditions possible within 48 hours.
  • WSA=Winter Storm Watches
Winter Weather Advisory
Winter weather expected within 24 hours.
  • WWA=Winter Weather Advisories
Ice Storm Warning
Ice storm conditions expected within 36 hours.
  • ISW=Ice Storm Warnings
Lake Effect Snow Warning
Heavy lake-effect snow expected within 24 hours.
  • LSW=Lake Effect Snow Warnings
Source: Link to source of watches / warnings / advisories