Weather

DES MOINES, IOWA — The Storm Prediction Center has introduced an Enhanced Risk Level 3 out of 5 across Iowa today, Friday May 15, 2026, valid until 7:00 AM CDT Saturday May 16. Initial supercells will bring very large hail and damaging winds before quickly transitioning to a line of storms producing hurricane-force damaging winds…

ATLANTIC BASIN — The National Hurricane Center has begun issuing tropical weather updates multiple times daily as the hurricane season ramps up, but the good news is that the Atlantic Basin is completely quiet for at least the next 7 days. No tropical development is expected across the Atlantic through the May 27 through June…

MINNESOTA — Long range precipitation analog data valid from May 29 through June 11, 2026 is signaling a significant moisture split across the United States, with the Northern Plains and Canadian Prairies expected to see well below normal rainfall while the eastern Ohio Valley and East Coast remain active with above normal precipitation. Where It…

PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA — Two EF0 tornadoes have been confirmed in Pasco County, Florida from Tuesday’s storms, touching down near Hudson and Shady Hills within approximately 30 minutes of each other. Both tornadoes produced peak winds of 85 MPH and caused roof and carport damage to a few homes, with a large tree falling onto…

OHIO — Record heat is possible across a wide stretch of the Midwest and Ohio Valley on Monday May 18, 2026, with temperatures forecast to surge well into the upper 80s to mid 90s across Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and West Virginia by 2:00 PM EDT. Final temperatures will be highly dependent on storm timing, as…

KANSAS — A large area of severe storm risk is in place for Friday May 15, 2026, stretching from Texas to Wisconsin. The categorical outlook updated at 4:11 AM ET on May 14, 2026 shows a Slight Risk centered over Omaha, Kansas City, and Des Moines, with damaging winds and very large hail as the…

KANSAS — Saturday May 16, 2026 brings an increasing supercell risk across the Kansas-Nebraska corridor, with the greatest threat running from Colby, Kansas to near Omaha including McCook, Kearney, Hastings, and Lincoln along the I-70 to I-80 corridor. Discrete supercells capable of baseball to apple-sized hail up to 3 inches, a few tornadoes, and an…

KANSAS — The Storm Prediction Center has increased severe weather probabilities to 30% for both Sunday May 17 and Monday May 18, 2026 across parts of the Plains and Upper Midwest. Both outlooks were issued at 09:01Z on May 14, 2026, and confirm that all modes and hazards including tornadoes are likely on both days…

NEBRASKA — A multi-day severe weather outbreak is expected Saturday through Tuesday, May 16 through 19, 2026, covering a massive and shifting corridor across the Plains and Midwest. Sunday and Monday are already at an Enhanced Level 3 of 5 risk — signaling higher-end severe weather with all hazards possible across multiple states over four…

ATLANTIC BASIN — A long range precipitation anomaly forecast valid for July, August, and September 2026 — the peak of hurricane season — is showing two notable dry zones across the Atlantic Basin that could signal below normal hurricane and tropical storm activity along the most historically active storm tracks. Two Key Dry Zones Flagged…