Weather

UNITED STATES — The Storm Prediction Center has maintained an expansive Slight Risk of severe weather stretching from the Great Lakes all the way to the Texas-Mexico border on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, with three distinct threat areas each carrying their own set of dangers through the afternoon and evening hours. The outlook was issued…

WICHITA, Kansas – Isolated softball size hail of 4 inches or larger is possible across central Kansas today, Monday, May 18, if rotating supercells are able to become established for a few hours. The maximum possible hail size map for Monday, May 18 shows four distinct hail size zones from Kansas through Nebraska, with apple…

ST. LOUIS, Missouri – A fast-moving line of storms is pushing northeast this Monday morning, May 18, bringing gusty winds, very heavy rain and isolated tornadoes along its leading edge. The storm line will work into Indiana by mid-afternoon and continue through the evening hours, with severe winds and isolated tornadoes the primary concerns as…

WICHITA, Kansas – A tornado outbreak is possible today, Monday, May 18, across the Great Plains and Midwest, with several EF2 or stronger tornadoes possible from Texas to Iowa. The Moderate Risk corridor is centered on Wichita, Omaha and Kansas City, while tornadoes will also be possible at lower intensity across the Midwest and Great…

WASHINGTON, DC – The first heat wave of 2026 has arrived across the Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia region, with temperatures of 95 to 96 degrees forecast through Wednesday, May 20 and multiple daily heat records likely to fall over the next 3 days. Washington Dulles International Airport is expected to break records on all…

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana – A line of strong to severe storms is rolling through Indiana and Illinois this Monday afternoon, May 18, with scattered severe storms producing 1 inch or larger hail, damaging wind gusts of 60 mph or more and a few tornadoes possible as of 4:00 PM EDT. The storm line is expected to…

WICHITA, Kansas – Today, Monday, May 18, is expected to be the worst tornado day of May so far, with a TORCON 7 tornado threat index in place and long-track EF3 or stronger tornadoes at risk across the corridor from Omaha, Nebraska to Wichita, Kansas. Following 22 tornadoes confirmed on Sunday, May 17, severe storms…

WICHITA, Kansas – A Level 4 Moderate risk of severe weather is in place today, Monday, May 18, across Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri, where multiple supercells capable of very large hail and strong tornadoes are expected to develop late this afternoon and evening. The outlook is valid through Tuesday, May 19 at 7:00 AM…

BALTIMORE, Maryland – High temperatures surging into the mid 90s are challenging temperature records across the east-central United States including the Mid-Atlantic this Monday afternoon, May 18, with the dangerous heat spreading into New England by Tuesday, May 19. A major level Heat Risk is forecast for major cities across the Mid-Atlantic through New England…

BALTIMORE, Maryland – A stunning 35 degree temperature swing is on the way for Baltimore, Maryland this week, with temperatures running in the mid 90s over the next few days before crashing to highs in the upper 50s to low 60s by the end of the week. More than 2 inches of rain is possible…