On Tuesday at 11:15 a.m. the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA released a fire weather watch valid from Thursday 9 a.m. until Saturday 9 p.m. The watch is for Cuyama Valley, San Luis Obispo County Mountains,

The NWS Newport/Morehead City NC released an updated storm surge watch at 5:05 a.m. on Tuesday in effect until 1:15 p.m. for Ocracoke Island.

A watch means the ingredients are there for severe weather. A warning means it is happening. But there are differences based on weather type.

At 2:08 p.m. on Friday, the NWS Spokane WA issued a fire weather watch valid from Monday noon until Tuesday 9 p.m. The watch is for East Washington Central Cascades, East Portion of North Cascades National Park / Lake Chelan National Recreation Area,

A tropical storm watch was issued by the NWS Wakefield VA on Tuesday at 11:06 a.m. in effect until 7:15 p.m. for Western Currituck.

Much of North Carolina’s Outer Banks region is under a tropical storm watch with Hurricane Erin expected to skirt the area Wednesday through Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Although the storm is expected to stay offshore, it will produce dangerous surf conditions for much of the Atlantic Coast this week, forecasters say.

Watches, warnings, special weather statements and advisories can mean different things based on the weather event, location and the vulnerabilities of an area. In general, weather statements, advisories and warnings are considered "short fuse" alerts that ...

According to the National Weather Service, tornadoes are possible along with isolated hail up to quarter-size.