It is important to know the difference between watches and warnings when deciding your plan of action for a storm. A tropical storm or hurricane watch means that either of these weather events is possible near the watch area,

The National Weather Service has issued tornado warnings for Blount and Loudon counties until 9:45 a.m. A thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado has moved into the area. The weather services advises you to move to an interior room or basement.

On Friday at 10:03 p.m. the National Weather Service issued an updated flood warning in effect until Saturday at 4 a.m. for Greene and Washington counties.

Did alerts go out? What type of alerts did people receive? National Weather Service and others have said the Jackson office was staffed Friday night despite staffing shortages.

The thunderstorms could pound New Jersey with 1 to 3 inches of rain in a short period. A tornado is also possible in southern or central counties, forecasters say.

A report was issued from the National Weather Service on Friday at 6:10 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 8:15 p.m. for Cambria, Somerset, Bedford and Fulton counties.

Here’s why budget and staffing cuts at the National Weather Service are raising concerns among Kansas City area emergency managers.