Winter weather conditions can create dangerous driving scenarios, disrupt daily activities, and increase the risk of accidents on the road.

During the winter months, the National Weather Service often issues warnings, watches and advisories ahead of weather-related events like snowstorms. Here's what they mean.

Numerous states had received winter weather-related alerts from the National Weather Service as of early Monday.

Winter weather advisories were in place in Washington and Alaska. These are issued "for any amount of freezing rain, or when 2 to 4 inches of snow (alone or in combination with sleet and freezing rain ...