UNITED STATES — Today’s severe weather setup is more limited than feared. A banana low surface pressure pattern — two low pressure centers at 996mb and 999mb — is in place across the country, and forecasters are clear that this configuration historically does not support widespread significant severe weather outbreaks. The best chances for significant…
UNITED STATES — A major cold wave is being explicitly warned for late April into May 2026 — and forecasters are comparing it to the damaging cold event of 2020. The warning was posted April 9, 2026 and the temperature anomaly map valid April 24 through May 1, 2026 is now backing it up with…
PLAINS AND MIDWEST, UNITED STATES — The situation across the Plains and Midwest is deteriorating fast. Forecasters are sounding the alarm with blunt language: “This is not looking good. We are already beyond saturated. Many areas are already under water.” And Friday afternoon and evening is bringing more severe weather and more flooding on top…
PLAINS AND MIDWEST, UNITED STATES — Friday April 17, 2026 brings another round of tornado potential across a wide corridor from Texas through the Great Lakes. The SPC Day 2 Tornado Outlook, updated April 16, 2026 at 2:05 AM ET, shows a well-defined threat stretching from Wichita Falls and Oklahoma City in the south all…
UPPER GREAT LAKES — The National Water Center issued an urgent flooding update for the Upper Great Lakes region Thursday April 16, 2026 at 7:30 AM CDT. Considerable river and small stream flooding is ongoing and expected to continue through early next week across Michigan and Wisconsin, with major and record river flooding already reported….
PAOLA, KANSAS — A doorbell security camera in Paola, Kansas captured one of the most striking and unusual moments from Wednesday’s severe weather outbreak — and people cannot stop talking about it. As severe storms slammed eastern Kansas, the camera footage suddenly shifted to a bright pink color, turning the entire scene an eerie and…
ILLINOIS — Friday April 17, 2026 brings a multi-phase severe weather threat to Illinois with strong to severe thunderstorms likely from late afternoon through midnight. The day starts dry but storms firing after 2 to 3 PM across Iowa and northwest Illinois will quickly develop tornado potential before organizing into a destructive squall line pushing…
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI — Friday April 17, 2026 is shaping up as a very dangerous wind event for the Plains and Midwest. A 45% probability of damaging winds is centered directly on Kansas City and surrounding areas, with widespread gusts of 60 to 85 mph likely across the core threat zone. Tornadoes and very large…
FLORIDA — Florida’s drought crisis just got an official update and the numbers are alarming. The state is experiencing its worst drought in over 25 years, with nearly every region running a significant rainfall deficit since January 1, 2026. The Panhandle is the hardest hit at 10 to 14 inches below normal and relief is…
MICHIGAN, INDIANA, AND KENTUCKY — A line of storms is moving through the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley region Saturday morning April 18, 2026, bringing locally heavy rain, frequent lightning, and strong wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph to a corridor stretching from Detroit and Ann Arbor south through Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Kokomo, Evansville,…