Weather

MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN — The tornado threat across the Upper Midwest today has escalated to a level that demands immediate and urgent attention. Multiple tornadoes are expected across Minnesota and Wisconsin today — not just possible, not just conditional — expected. The forecast includes the potential for an isolated significant EF2-plus tornado, and forecasters are…

WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA — Radar at 11:05 AM is picking up a line of showers moving into the region from the west this morning, currently tracked near Winchester, Virginia and pushing eastward. The good news — these showers are expected to diminish as they head east, with only a few light showers possible reaching the Washington…

CENTRAL PLAINS, UNITED STATES — Before the current severe weather outbreak even finishes, the models are already showing what comes next. A whole other storm system is appearing in the forecast models toward Friday April 17, 2026 — and it is targeting the Central Plains corridor all over again. The SPC Day 5 Outlook, updated…

CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA — A Special Weather Statement is in effect today across a wide swath of central North Carolina, and the message from forecasters is direct and urgent. Extremely dry fuels, gusty winds, and critically low relative humidity are combining to create conditions where fast-spreading wildfires can ignite and race across the landscape with…

UPPER MIDWEST, UNITED STATES — A potentially dangerous severe weather event is taking shape across the Upper Midwest today, Monday April 13, 2026, and the threat may not end when the sun goes down. Significant severe storms are possible this afternoon and evening across parts of the region, carrying very large hail and strong tornadoes…

UNITED STATES — The word being used by forecasters today is not “significant” or “elevated” — it is dangerous. A dangerous severe weather setup is locked in across the Midwest for this afternoon and evening, with the environment described as primed for big-time hailstorms and a tornado risk running from 3 PM straight through 10…

SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN — This is not a routine severe weather alert. An Enhanced Risk for strong and significant tornadoes is in place this afternoon and evening across southern Minnesota into Wisconsin, and the setup is being taken seriously enough that professional storm chasing teams are deploying in full force. Supercells are expected to…

MINNESOTA, WISCONSIN, AND NORTHERN ILLINOIS — The strongest thunderstorms firing today are carrying a serious and destructive hail threat, and the risk zone has just been expanded. A manually adjusted significant hail risk zone now includes northern Illinois after forecasters determined the original SPC map did not fully capture the danger. The most robust thunderstorm…

NORTHERN ILLINOIS — Tuesday April 14, 2026 is shaping up as one of the most dangerous severe weather evenings northern Illinois has seen in years. The cap breaks between 4 and 6 PM, storms explode across Iowa and northwest Illinois, and by 7 to 9 PM the entire Chicagoland area is in the crosshairs. The…

IOWA, ILLINOIS, AND WISCONSIN — Tuesday’s severe weather threat has been upgraded and the stakes just got significantly higher. The SPC Day 2 outlook for Tuesday April 14, 2026, updated at 4:52 AM ET on April 13, 2026, now places the highest risk at Level 3 of 5 — an Enhanced Risk — directly over…