Here’s what they mean. Fire watches and warnings are issued by the 122 local National Weather Service forecast offices across the United States. Forecast offices maintain criteria specific to ...

Weather Advisory. An Advisory is issued for less severe winter weather conditions that may still cause inconvenience or minor ...

The warning is in effect until 6 p.m. The NWS emphasizes the importance of acting quickly to stay safe during a tornado. Keep ...

Several states in the Northeast and Midwest will be hit by a winter storm as a polar vortex is set to drop temperatures nationwide.

That being said – in addition to being on the lookout for evacuation orders and warnings, it’s also worth monitoring two other alerts – the fire weather watch and the red flag warning.

(The National Weather Service maintains a list of current tornado alerts ... to act quickly in and around the area of a watch. A tornado warning means a tornado has been spotted or is indicated ...

A tornado watch was posted for 24 counties in east Texas, with the National Weather Service warning: “This is a particularly dangerous situation with the possibility of very damaging tornadoes.” ...