NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA — A strong line of storms is moving east at 40 miles per hour across the Charlotte metro and surrounding region as of 1:24 PM ET on Wednesday, May 6, 2026. Lightning is the biggest risk with this line right now as it races through communities from Gastonia eastward toward…
ALABAMA — A dangerous and multi-hazard severe weather outbreak is unfolding across Alabama on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, with an Enhanced Risk Level 3 of 5 in place from Tuscaloosa and Birmingham southward through Montgomery and Grove Hill. The threat includes tornadoes, strong straight-line winds, large hail, and flash flooding, with the severe weather window…
BELLEFONTAINE, ALABAMA — A Tornado Warning is in effect for Bellefontaine, Alabama until 9:30 AM CDT on Thursday, May 7, 2026. The warning is radar indicated, meaning a tornado has been detected on radar in or near the warned area. Active Threats Inside the Warning Zone Residents inside the warned area should take immediate shelter….
UNITED STATES — A significant shift in the weather pattern is on the horizon heading into the end of May, with a much warmer than normal signal building across the Central Plains and Midwest and a broader warmer than normal pattern spreading across the South and East. The key question heading into the long range…
NORTHERN FLORIDA AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE — A small but active zone of severe weather potential remains in place across extreme northern Florida and the Florida Panhandle on Thursday, May 7, 2026, with only an isolated severe storm capable of gusty winds or a brief spin-up expected along a weakening frontal boundary. The threat is…
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA — Despite 1 to 3 inches of rainfall across the Charlotte region over the past 48 hours, water restrictions across the area will remain in place. The reason comes down to where the rain fell and, critically, where it did not. The Rain Hit the Wrong Target The 48-hour MRMS rainfall estimate…
ILLINOIS — Increasing showers and downpours are expected to develop across central Illinois on Thursday afternoon and evening, May 7, 2026, driven by a strengthening low-level jet pushing moisture and storm activity through the Peoria and Bloomington corridor. Simulated radar valid at 2:00 PM CDT shows the heaviest activity concentrated across central Illinois with the…
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA — Widely scattered severe storms capable of damaging winds and a couple of tornadoes are possible today, Thursday, May 7, 2026, across southeast Alabama, portions of south Georgia, and north Florida including the Panhandle. The outlook is valid until 7:00 AM CDT on May 8, 2026. The Highest Risk Zone Today The Slight…
OKLAHOMA AND MISSOURI — Severe weather is returning to Oklahoma and Missouri on Friday, May 8, 2026, with isolated damaging winds, large hail, and a brief tornado all possible across the risk zone. The categorical outlook issued May 7, 2026 at 3:51 AM ET places a Marginal Risk across a broad corridor covering both states….
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA — A significant rainfall event centered over the I-85 corridor has delivered the most rain Charlotte has seen since last summer, with 36-hour totals hitting 2.01 inches at the airport through 10:40 AM. While the rain brought widespread relief across the metro, forecasters are clear: it barely scratches the surface of an…