Already this summer, the eastern US has experienced dangerously hot weather. Just this week, nearly 160 million citizens were under some kind of heat alert Tuesday. The Center for Disease Control ...

The National Weather Service office in Mobile, Alabama, issued a heat advisory in Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday. Heat index values are forecast to reach ...

And when would the National Weather Service (NWS) issue one? A Heat Advisory is issued when high temperatures create a moderate to major risk of heat-related illness in the impacted area.

A winter weather advisory is issued when snow, blowing snow, ice, sleet, or a combination of these wintry elements is expected, but conditions should not be hazardous enough to meet warning criteria.

Winter storm watch, winter storm warning or a winter weather advisory? What does this mean, and how do they differ?