UNITED STATES — For the first time in Storm Prediction Center history, a CIG 2 risk of severe weather has been issued on a Day 3 outlook, placing a large stretch of the central and midwestern United States under a historic and dangerous threat heading into Monday, May 18, 2026. This Is a Forecast That…
ATLANTIC OCEAN — A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Atlantic Ocean east of Antigua and Barbuda on Saturday morning at 10:50 AM on May 16, 2026, sending shockwaves across the region. A 6.0 in the Atlantic, Here Is What Struck The earthquake registered a magnitude of 6.0, placing it in the category of a strong…
KEARNEY, NEBRASKA — Severe storms are likely this afternoon and evening across parts of the central Plains, with the SPC key messages updated at 2:42 AM CDT on May 16, 2026 confirming large hail, damaging winds, and a couple of tornadoes all possible. A secondary threat of critical fire weather is also developing across the…
KANSAS — Monday May 18, 2026 is shaping up to be an exceptionally dangerous severe weather day across a massive corridor of the central United States. The Day 3 SPC Outlook updated at 5:08 AM ET on May 16, 2026 shows a Level 4 out of 5 threat centered over Wichita, Omaha, Kansas City, and…
OKLAHOMA — A dangerous severe weather outbreak is setting up for Monday May 18, 2026, with the categorical outlook updated at 3:41 AM ET on May 16, 2026 showing an Enhanced Risk maximized from Northern Oklahoma to Central Iowa. Giant hail, EF3 or stronger tornadoes, and significant damaging winds are all possible, with the strong…
KEARNEY, NEBRASKA — A busy day of severe weather is underway across the Central Plains, Midwest, and Ohio Valley on Saturday May 16, 2026, with the categorical outlook updated at 2:18 AM ET showing an Enhanced Risk centered just west of Kearney, Nebraska. The highest tornado threat is focused in this zone, with 2 to…
TAMPA, FLORIDA — Storm chances are in place across Florida this weekend, with the best opportunity for showers and storms during the afternoon and evening hours both Saturday and Sunday May 16 and 17, 2026. Sunday brings significantly greater storm coverage than Saturday, with heavier cells capable of dropping 2 to 3 inches or more…
KANSAS — A continuing sequence of significant severe weather is underway today through Tuesday May 16 through 19, 2026, with Sunday and Monday carrying the highest ceiling for intense severe storms. Multiple rounds of severe weather with all hazards possible including strong tornadoes are expected across the central United States over the next several days….
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA — Dry and warm weather continues across Alabama today Saturday May 16, 2026, with highs in the 83 to 88 degree range this afternoon. The week ahead will feel like summer, with Birmingham reaching highs of 85 to 89 degrees most days and very isolated shower chances through Tuesday before a surface front…
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA — A surface boundary carrying drier air is slowly sagging southward across northern Indiana and northern Illinois this Saturday afternoon May 16, 2026, limiting storm development north of I-70 while setting up the most widespread rain and storm activity to redevelop south of I-70 where the surface boundary and unstable air mass collide….