11.   That means erring on the side of caution and issuing hurricane watches for areas where the odds of the storm striking may be low.

12.   The primary responsibility of the severe weather forecasters is to issue watches for severe thunderstorms and tornados.

13.   The primary responsibility of these meteorologists is to issue watches for severe thunderstorms and tornados.

14.   Tornado watches were issued near the southern Texas coast on Sunday as Hurricane Bret approached the area.

15.   Tornado watches were issued across the Florida panhandle on Saturday as Hurricane Danny drifted into the region.

16.   Tornado watches were issued near the Middle Atlantic coast on Friday and Saturday as Hurricane Bertha moved over the region.

17.   A coastal flood watch was issued for portions of Texas on the U.S. coast.

18.   A flash flood watch was issued for the northeast third of Puerto Rico where grounds remained saturated from recent rains additional rainfall could induce more widespread flooding.

19.   A flash flood watch was issued for the rest of the eastern third of Puerto Rico.

20.   A flood watch was issued for the whole island of Puerto Rico.