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

Erin, still a large Category 2 hurricane, is expected to make a turn to the northeast and pick up speed as it pulls away from the coast later in the day. It should gradually weaken to a post-tropical ...

The storm flooded parts of North Carolina's Outer Banks, including a section of the main highway. It's now turning away from the East Coast, but dangerous surf and rip currents are likely from Florida ...

Hurricane Erin's impacts are already underway across the Southeast, bringing dangerous surf and strong rip currents along Florida's East Coast beaches.