Stolen from a David Letterman monologue.....
The national weather service winter weather alert:
- Winter storm watch
 - This watch will soon be upgraded to a winter storm warning watch
 - The warning watch will be followed by a warning-warning
 - Then a warning-watch warning
 - Then the warning-watch-warn
 - Then warning-warning-watcho watch
 - Finally -- all clear as the storm ends.
 
Here's how I think winter weather alerts should be posted.....
The MJBflyfish winter weather alert:
- Look at a calendar
 - Is it October, November, December, January, February, March or April
 - Look at a map
 - Do you live in the Midwest
 - If your response to the above is positive, it might snow
 - Deal With It!