A watch means the ingredients are there for severe weather. A warning means it is happening. But there are differences based on weather type.

A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 3:12 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 4 p.m. for Coffee, Dale and Houston counties.

A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 4:31 a.m. for strong thunderstorms until 5 a.m. The ...

The NWS Raleigh NC issued a weather alert at 4:42 p.m. on Monday for strong thunderstorms until 5:45 p.m. for Sampson County.

The NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC issued an updated weather alert at 5:11 p.m. on Wednesday for strong thunderstorms until ...

The NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC issued a weather alert at 3:10 p.m. on Sunday for strong thunderstorms until 3:45 p.m. for ...

Weather hazard maps have nearly 100 colors including six variations of red, a "bisque," "moccasin," cornflower blue, and Dodger blue. Experts are working to simplify the alerts.

The National Weather Service has issued multiple days of coastal flooding advisories for parts of the NYC-metro area.

Temperatures will hit dangerous levels across the Desert Southwest this weekend, prompting extreme heat warnings.