What's the difference between a Tornado Watch and a Tornado Warning? Here's how both are explained by the National Weather Service.

At the lowest level you have a watch. The National Weather Service says a watch is used when the risk of a hazardous weather or hydrologic event has increased significantly, but its occurrence, ...

One inch of snow in the forecast might not seem like much if you live in cities like Minneapolis, Cleveland or Buffalo. But that one inch of snow could be enough to trigger a winter storm warning in ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — Winter alerts can sound interchangeable, but they’re not. And with a strong coastal storm set to affect parts of the DMV and a larger chunk of the East Coast Sunday into Monday, ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Tornadoes in Hawaiʻi? It’s incredibly rare, but it does happen. But with so few experiences, most folks don’t know what to do to prepare and be secure. So, we scoured government ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO)– Bitter cold settled in for Friday, with a majority of our high temperatures staying sub zero. As the well below average temperatures hang around into the weekend, I thought ...

Tornado watch vs. warning explained: What the alerts mean, how tornadoes are rated on the EF scale and how to stay safe during storms in Houston.

Severe weather risk levels explained: What "marginal," "slight" and "high" risks mean in Houston forecasts and how they relate to storm threats.