A satellite dish and Doppler radar tower at the National Weather Service headquarters in La Crosse provide meteorologists with a plethora of data to help them predict the weather. The National Weather Service will no longer announce forecasted wind chills, as it tries to simplify its messaging on hazardous winter weather.

(CBS DETROIT) - Starting this fall, the National Weather Service is changing the naming conventions for cold weather alerts. Notice the following changes:

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The National Weather Service is changing its cold weather alerts and messaging this week, doing away with familiar terms like “wind chill watch” and “wind chill warning.” The changes, which come just as cooler temps begin to roll in,

You won't hear about Wind Chill Watches or Warnings anymore. Instead, you'll hear of Extreme Cold Watches or Warnings.