For millions of us, winter weather has already started. As the winds howl, the snow flies and the temperatures drop, the National Weather Service issues various levels of alerts for wintry weather.

With recent ice storm warnings and winter weather watches, the difference in a weather watch versus a warning can be life threatening. Here are different weather warnings that you should know.

The NWS has warned of heavy snowfall and dangerous travel conditions across parts of Colorado, New Mexico, Montana, Wyoming, and Utah.

Yosemite is included in an updated winter weather advisory issued by the National Weather Service on Sunday at 2:51 a.m. The advisory is in effect until 11 a.m. The NWS Hanford CA says to be ready ...