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.

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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 ...