GREAT LAKES TO SOUTHERN PLAINS, UNITED STATES — A widespread severe weather outbreak is confirmed for today Friday April 17, 2026. Multiple rounds of robust severe storms are expected from the Southern Plains through the Great Lakes, with intense tornadoes, hurricane-force winds, and giant hail all possible across the core threat zone. Who Is in…
SOUTHEAST, UNITED STATES — After a scorching Saturday across the Southeast, a cold front is bringing significant relief early next week. Temperatures that hit 95 degrees in Columbia and 92 in Charlotte on Saturday will give way to overnight lows dropping into the 40s and 50s by Monday through Wednesday across the region. Saturday Highs…
PLAINS AND UPPER MIDWEST, UNITED STATES — The SPC has issued a Moderate Risk for today Friday April 17, 2026, valid 1300Z April 17 through 1200Z April 18. Damaging winds and large to giant hail are the primary hazards across the Plains and Midwest, with a couple of strong tornadoes possible mainly across the Upper…
IOWA, SOUTHERN WISCONSIN, AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS — The latest forecast radar, valid 19z Friday April 17, 2026, is showing multiple intense supercells and multicell clusters developing directly inside the tornado risk area this afternoon and evening. Storms are rapidly organizing from Iowa into southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois — and some could become strong and…
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…