Weather

PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, ALASKA — Sixty-two years ago this week, the ground beneath southcentral Alaska did something that most people alive today have never experienced and hopefully never will. On March 27, 1964 at 5:36 PM local time, a magnitude 9.2 earthquake — the second largest ever recorded in human history — tore through Prince…

VANUATU, PACIFIC OCEAN — A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu on Monday, March 30, 2026, rattling one of the most seismically active stretches of the Pacific Ring of Fire. The earthquake was centered 35 kilometers northeast of Luganville, Vanuatu, and struck at 4:44 AM ET — shortly before 8…

MICHIGAN, UNITED STATES — Michigan is heading into one of the most atmospherically active weeks of the spring season. Three separate low pressure systems are forecast to move through the Great Lakes region in rapid succession — on Tuesday, March 31, Thursday, April 2, and Saturday, April 4, 2026 — bringing repeated rounds of unsettled…

KANSAS — An extended stretch of unsettled weather is expected to take hold across the central Plains, with multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms from Tuesday through Saturday bringing widespread heavy rainfall. Repeated Storm Rounds Expected Through Late Week The pattern will feature several waves of showers and thunderstorms moving across Kansas and Missouri, beginning…

FLORIDA — A deepening drought is tightening its grip across the state, with nearly all of Florida now experiencing drought conditions and large areas falling into extreme levels, raising growing concerns as wildfire season intensifies. Widespread Drought Covers Entire State Recent data shows that 100 percent of Florida is currently in drought, marking one of…

MICHIGAN — A strengthening severe weather setup is expected to impact the Great Lakes region on Tuesday, with southern Michigan at the center of an increasing threat for damaging winds, large hail, and a low-end tornado risk. Strong Storm Line Develops Along Cold Front Forecast guidance shows a well-defined line of storms forming along a…

FLORIDA — A familiar spring signal has returned across the state as yellow pollen begins coating cars, streets, and outdoor surfaces, marking the arrival of peak allergy season while severe weather risks quietly build in the background. Yellow Pollen Signals Peak Allergy Season Across Florida, residents are beginning to notice a fine yellow dust settling…

UNITED STATES — A broad and evolving storm pattern is being monitored across much of the country, with the most organized severe weather potential centered over the Southern Plains while a widespread thunderstorm corridor stretches eastward. Southern Plains Emerge as Core Storm Zone Forecast guidance highlights Texas, Oklahoma, and southern Kansas as the primary region…

UNITED STATES — A clear divide is emerging in the early April temperature pattern, with warmer-than-average conditions spreading across the southern U.S. while cooler air lingers across the northern tier, creating a split setup nationwide. Southern Tier Sees Warmer Than Average Start to April Forecast data for the first week of April shows a broad…

IOWA — A targeted overnight severe weather setup is expected across parts of the Midwest, where elevated thunderstorms developing north of a frontal boundary could produce large to damaging hail, especially late Monday into early Tuesday. Elevated Storms Develop Along Frontal Boundary Tonight The setup tonight is driven by storms forming above a shallow layer…