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

Weather hazard maps have nearly 100 colors including six variations of red, a "bisque," "moccasin," cornflower blue, and Dodger blue. Experts are working to simplify the alerts.

Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects and may cause tree limbs to be blown down and a few power outages may result.

Hurricane Erin's path will not bring its strongest winds ashore. However, it continues to grow in size, and its impacts from ...