Weather

KANSAS — A three-tier tornado threat map covering Sunday and Monday May 17 and 18, 2026 shows the most likely maximum tornado intensity across a broad corridor of the Plains and Midwest. The innermost zone flags isolated intense tornadoes as possible if established supercells can take full advantage of atmospheric conditions, with significant tornadoes possible…

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI — More severe weather is anticipated across the Southern Plains and Midwest on Tuesday May 19, 2026, extending an already active severe weather stretch to at least 5 consecutive days. The outlook updated at 5:09 AM ET on May 15, 2026 shows a 15% severe risk zone covering a broad corridor from…

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS — Rain and storms are moving through Illinois and Indiana this Friday morning May 15, 2026, with the heaviest activity currently centered over Peoria and Springfield and pushing southeast toward Indianapolis, Dayton, Cincinnati, and Louisville. Scattered storm development is also possible along the southern edge of the system. Mostly dry conditions are expected…

IOWA — The SPC Day 4 severe weather outlook updated at 8:27 AM ET on May 15, 2026 has placed a large 30% severe risk equivalent to an Enhanced Level 3 out of 5 covering a massive corridor from northern Wisconsin all the way down to northern Oklahoma. All hazards will be likely on Monday…

KANSAS — A severe weather outbreak is now likely across the Great Plains and Midwest on Monday May 18, 2026, with the threat escalating significantly as of the latest outlook updated at 5:09 AM ET on May 15, 2026. Giant hail, widespread damaging winds, and several tornadoes are expected, with intense EF3 or stronger tornadoes…

WEST COAST FLORIDA — A classic high pressure flow is locking in across the Florida Peninsula through the weekend and into next week, bringing a return to a more typical weather pattern for the west side of the state. High pressure positioned off the Atlantic Coast is pushing moisture east to west, keeping the bulk…

KANSAS — A severe weather outbreak remains possible on Monday May 18, 2026, with the SPC Day 4 outlook issued at 09:01Z on May 15, 2026 placing a large 30% severe risk from Oklahoma to Wisconsin. All severe hazards are likely, with the potential for very large hail, significant damaging winds, and a few strong…

OMAHA, NEBRASKA — A severe weather outbreak is possible across the Great Plains and Midwest on Sunday May 17, 2026, with very large hail, damaging winds, and a few strong tornadoes likely. The categorical outlook updated at 4:04 AM ET on May 15, 2026 shows an Enhanced Risk centered directly over Omaha and Sioux Falls,…

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA — A line of rain showers is pushing through Indiana and Illinois this Friday morning May 15, 2026, with the best chance for lightning, heavier rainfall, and gusty winds up to 40 MPH south of the main frontal boundary. Arrival times are already tracked for several cities across the region. Storm Arrival Times…

OMAHA, NEBRASKA — A multi-day significant severe weather outbreak is increasingly possible Sunday and Monday May 17 and 18, 2026, with the potential for a couple of strong to intense tornadoes across the Corn Belt and Upper Midwest on Sunday, followed by a bimodal double threat across the Plains and Midwest on Monday. Both days…