Have you ever heard your phone buzz with a weather alert and wondered, “Wait, is this a watch or a warning?” That small ...

A flood advisory is now in effect for parts of Hamilton County, Ohio, and Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties in Kentucky ...

"Watch and prepare for severe weather and stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio to know when warnings are issued," the NSSL advised. An image of an approaching tornado in Moore, Oklahoma back in May 2013.

In order for an alert to come across your devices, the NWS has to issue a warning that has a process attached to it.

A tornado warning was issued by the National Weather Service in Duluth at 7:17 p.m. on Tuesday, July 15. This warning applies ...

With the potential for severe weather Saturday, now is the time to review the important difference between a Tornado Watch and a Tornado Warning. Tornado Watch: Be Prepared!A Tornado Watch means ...

Some great tornado safe spaces include a basement, an interior room without windows, or a tornado bunker. A warning box is much smaller than a watch box and, according to the National Weather ...

A tornado warning means there has been one indicated by a weather radar or sighted. People should move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building — avoid windows!

Tornado sirens. There can be a lot of confusion surrounding outdoor warning sirens and what they mean for those who can hear them. The NWS has an entire page dedicated to frequently asked ...

Tornado warnings are produced by local NWS offices and are much smaller in size, only spanning one or two counties. Warnings are updated frequently to pace with the storms and provide those in the ...

With storms back in the forecast, it's important to clear up the difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning.

A tornado warning means "take action now" as a tornado has been sighted or is indicated by weather radar. ... Tornado watch vs. warning: The meaning, differences between alerts. Advertisement.