UNITED STATES — April 17, 2026 ranked as the 2nd most active severe weather day of 2026, as a massive tornado and severe thunderstorm outbreak tore through a corridor stretching from the Southern Plains to the Great Lakes. 469 Warnings Issued Across a Multi-State Corridor The scale of Wednesday’s outbreak was extraordinary. 150 Tornado Warnings…
WICHITA, KANSAS — The Storm Prediction Center has upgraded northwest Oklahoma, southern and eastern Kansas, and western Missouri to a Level 4 out of 5 Moderate Risk for severe weather today, with supercells capable of producing giant hail exceeding 3.5 inches in diameter and damaging wind gusts of 80 MPH or greater expected this evening….
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI — The official 6 to 10 day precipitation outlook valid April 22 through April 26 shows above normal rainfall chances across much of the central and southern United States, but detailed precipitation guidance tells a more cautious story — with drought-stricken areas across the Southeast likely to receive far less rain than the…
MADISON, WISCONSIN — A widespread severe weather and tornado outbreak is on tap across the Midwest this Friday, with multiple strong tornadoes, large gorilla hail, and significant damaging winds all expected. The greatest tornado corridor is focused on southern Wisconsin, northern Illinois, and eastern Iowa, with supercells capable of producing EF2 or stronger tornadoes. EF2…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Drought conditions across the eastern United States show no signs of meaningful relief through the end of April, with precipitation forecasts through April 27 delivering only fractions of an inch across the drought-stricken Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, while the underlying drought footprint continues to deepen. The East Gets Left Out as Rain Falls…
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND — A sharp cooldown is taking hold across the Baltimore Metro area through the rest of April, with temperatures forecast to drop into the low 30s by Tuesday morning, April 21, raising the possibility of frost or freeze conditions across the region. Tuesday Morning Brings the Coldest Air of the Pattern Temperature guidance…
ATLANTA, GEORGIA — Georgia’s drought crisis has reached its worst point since the onset of conditions in Fall 2025, with 70% of the state now locked in Extreme drought and nearly 25% — concentrated across South Georgia — in Exceptional drought, the most severe category on the U.S. Drought Monitor scale. Drought Coverage Now at…
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — A dangerous severe weather outbreak is unfolding across Illinois this Friday, with 60 to 80 MPH damaging wind gusts and several tornadoes likely from the afternoon through midnight as a fast-moving cold front sweeps east across Iowa and Illinois. Storms Fire as Early as 2 PM Across Iowa Before Pushing Into Illinois…
MADISON, WISCONSIN — A major tornado setup is taking shape across the upper Midwest this Friday, with Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois all under elevated tornado risk and the highest danger concentrated in a corridor stretching from southern Wisconsin into the Quad Cities region. Level 3 Tornado Zone Covers Southern Wisconsin Into the Quad Cities The…
NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHERN WISCONSIN — The risk has been upgraded this morning for northeast Iowa and southern Wisconsin after forecasters identified increased strong tornado potential for the region. Severe storms initiate this afternoon in the Central Plains before organizing into a line and pushing southeast through Friday evening into early Saturday morning. Four Threat…