Tom joined Newsweek in August 2024 from BBC Science Focus ... The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued Winter Storm Warnings across five states in the Northwest, bracing for heavy snowfall ...

A winter storm warning is in place for parts of California ... Storm Hilary brought flooding to Cathedral City, California, on August 22, 2023. Meteorologists warned of the risk of flooding ...

While some sound similar, each alert issued by local National Weather Service offices signals different winter conditions. Each office knows the local area and will issue warnings, watches or ...

Most of the winter storm watch area has now become either a winter storm warning or a winter weather advisory. Here is the current alignment of winter storm warnings, winter weather advisories and ...

As of Wednesday morning, those same areas were not under a winter storm warning. What's the difference, though, between a winter storm watch, an advisory and a warning? And can they mean different ...

With recent ice storm warnings and winter weather watches, the difference in a weather watch versus a warning can be life threatening. Here are different weather warnings that you should know.

Here's a primer on what each of our winter weather alerts means for you. A Blizzard Warning means sustained winds, not gusts, of 35 miles per hour are expected for at least three hours straight.

On Sunday afternoon, the National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Warning for the Central and Northern Oregon Cascades that begins at 8 p.m. Heavy snow is expected above 4000 feet with total ...