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Severe Weather Awareness week is here and we are giving you information you need to prepare for the upcoming severe weather season.
A question we get asked a lot is what is the difference between a watch and a warning.
Basically a watch means conditions are favorable for severe weather within the watch area over the next few hours.
A warning is much more urgent and means severe weather is occurring or could occur shortly and you need to take shelter.
