Author: Cabarrus Weekly

UNITED STATES — A broad and potentially dangerous tornado setup is expected to unfold Friday, March 6, stretching from Texas northward through Oklahoma, eastern Kansas, western Missouri and into Illinois. The latest Tornado Outlook highlights an expansive corridor where rotating storms may develop during the afternoon and evening hours, bringing the risk of tornadoes, damaging…

UNITED STATES — A pronounced shift in the upper-level pattern is signaling a ridge-over-the-West, trough-over-the-East setup by mid-March, bringing warm and dry conditions to the Intermountain West while directing cooler, more unsettled weather into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. Long-range upper-air guidance valid around March 17 shows a strong jet stream configuration carving sharply across…

UNITED STATES — A potentially significant severe weather event is taking shape for Friday, March 6, stretching from Texas and Oklahoma northeast through Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois and into parts of the Midwest. The latest Storm Prediction Center (SPC) outlook shows an organized corridor of severe weather risk developing across the Central and Southern Plains into…

UNITED STATES — Storm season is beginning to wake up across the middle of the country, with multiple days of severe weather potential unfolding from Texas and Oklahoma northeast into Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and parts of the Ohio Valley. Latest Storm Prediction Center (SPC) outlooks show a three-day stretch of thunderstorm activity, with Friday currently…

NEBRASKA & IOWA — Confidence is growing in a late-week severe weather setup across southeast Nebraska and southwest Iowa, with thunderstorms possible late Thursday night and a more organized severe threat developing Friday afternoon and evening. Forecast guidance from the National Weather Service highlights a multi-day window of concern as spring storm season begins to…

OKLAHOMA & KANSAS — Forecast data continues to highlight a volatile setup across central Oklahoma and southeast Kansas heading into Friday evening, as a strengthening low-level jet, sharpening dryline and favorable surface winds combine to support severe storm development. While some guidance suggests a potential downtrend in overall coverage, current high-resolution model data still supports…

UNITED STATES — In a dramatic and unusual shift in national drought conditions, the latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows 100% of Florida now classified in drought, while California reports zero percent of the state in drought conditions. The February 24, 2026 Drought Monitor map highlights a striking contrast between the Southeast and the West Coast…

UNITED STATES — After one of the warmest opening stretches of March in recent memory across much of the central and eastern United States, new model guidance is signaling a dramatic reversal by mid-month, with significantly colder air plunging southward into the Northern Plains, Upper Midwest and Great Lakes. Forecast anomaly maps show a striking…

PENNSYLVANIA — A classic backdoor cold front is setting up across the Northeast late this week, keeping much of Pennsylvania locked in chilly 40-degree highs Friday and Saturday while noticeably warmer air builds just to the west across Ohio and parts of West Virginia. This pattern is being driven by high pressure centered in southeastern…

UNITED STATES — Several rounds of severe weather are lining up this week across the Central United States, with the threat zone stretching from Texas and Oklahoma north into Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and parts of the Lower Midwest between Wednesday and Friday. Forecast guidance highlights three consecutive days of concern, each with the potential for…