For millions of us, winter weather has already started. As the winds howl, the snow flies and the temperatures drop, the National Weather Service issues various levels of alerts for wintry weather.

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.

Follow updates on the storm’s timeline and impacts. An Advisory is issued for less severe winter weather conditions that may still cause inconvenience or minor safety risks. For this storm ...

Heavy snow and ice could cause havoc across the western United States over the weekend as winter weather advisories and warnings have been issued by the National Weather Service. It has already ...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY is in effect until 8 AM Sunday for the West Glacier Region. Mixed precipitation expected. Likelihood of minor to moderate impacts from ice accumulations and 1 to 3 inches ...

The National Weather Service in Des Moines issued a winter weather advisory for Polk County and Iowa counties west of Des Moines, while the eastern side of the state is under an ice storm warning.