upgraded to warning

one of my downfalls as a trained weather spotter is not being able to remember the difference between "watch" and "warning." they both begin 'w.' i think, in my crazy head, that watching out for something sounds imminent, while a warning is just that... a warning. imagine getting disciplined for something: "watch out for this spanking!" or "I'm warning you about a spanking!" which sounds worse? exactly.

anyway, the chicagoland area has been upgraded from "Blizzard Watch" to "Blizzard Warning." the NOAA map has gone from green to red. red is bad, that much i know.

please read the highlighted parts of this forecast and be jealous. or happy, that you're not getting dumped on in a little over 24 hours.