The National Weather Service issues many different types of weather alerts — all to keep people aware and safe. Some sound ...

When it comes to severe weather events like tornadoes and flash floods, what's the difference between a watch and warning, ...

When severe weather hits the United States, there are ways people across the country can prepare for the potential impact of hail, rain, damaging winds and more ...

Tornadoes can form in minutes, leaving little time to prepare. Knowing the difference between alerts and having a safety plan ...

When rain starts to fall, people immediately look to the weather radar to see how long it will last. But when severe weather ...

Warnings are issued by your local forecast office. Warnings typically encompass a much smaller area (around the size of a city or small county) that may be impacted by a tornado identified by a ...

Rain remained heavy in Jackson. Visibility was very low on area roads. Earlier, the NWS announced that tornado warnings were issued for "Northwestern Yazoo County in Central Mississippi ...

Continue to listen to local news or a NOAA Weather Radio to stay updated about tornado watches and warnings. If you are indoors: If you are in a tornado warning, go to your basement, safe room or ...

Real-time severe weather updates from the Townsquare Media Weather Center. The National Weather Service in Birmingham has ...

While most NWS warnings provide about 10 to 20 minutes of lead time, you may not have that much time if a severe thunderstorm or tornado has just developed. Do not waste time looking out the ...

But how do the two alerts differentiate? Learn the difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning below. According to the National Weather Service, a tornado watch encourages all ...