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Anybody else think this is an awful idea? They've been putting up various surveys trying to consolidate headlines lately but my opinion is that these goals hurt the clarity of bulletin products. Right now they have one up at my local forecast office here in Bismarck. There's a world of difference between driving in freezing rain and simply an inch or two of snow, which they would be consolidating both of these into a winter weather advisory and expecting people to read into the actual bulletin details to discern the difference. Same thing for winter storm and blizzard watches - I think these products need to have separate titles as they represent distinctly different threats with impacts that can be hugely different. Living in ND, I might hazard a trip through a low criteria winter storm but if they're forecasting strong winds with it and put out a blizzard watch I would definitely think twice even with a couple of inches of snow.