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.

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 ...

WEATHER ADVISORY is in effect from 9 AM Monday until 6 AM Wednesday for the Beartooth/Absaroka Mountains. Snow expected for ...

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.

The advisory was for South Central Oregon Cascades and Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Oregon Cascades. "The Winter Weather Advisory has been replaced. Please see the latest information from NWS ...

The National Weather Service's Boston office issued a winter weather advisory on Friday over ice concerns in parts of Massachusetts. The advisory is in effect for most of the morning and day ...

Currently, a winter storm watch is in effect for Sunday and Monday. As the storm approaches, it is important to know the difference between all three weather warnings that could be issued by the ...