This is NPR's Life Kit.
I'm Marielle Cigarra.
Hey, it's Marielle.
There's a big winter storm moving across the country this weekend,
expected to bring heavy snow, freezing rain, and very cold temperatures across the U.S.
this weekend, even down south in states like Georgia and Texas.
Life Kit reporter Andy Tagle has been covering this.
And on this episode, we're going to talk about how to prep for a winter storm.
Because there's a lot you can do ahead of time to set yourself up.
So when you hear on the news, for instance, that a winter storm is coming,
how do you know when to get really serious about it?
Right?
Because I feel like there are all these different words, storm watch, storm advisory, storm warning.
Yeah, it can be confusing.
So a watch, a storm watch means a heads up.
Bad weather is likely headed your way in the next few days.
Conditions are favorable for this thing to occur.
So it just means be on alert.
Now, for advisories and warnings,
both of these things mean that bad weather is now expected to come your way.