FLORIDA — The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Slight Risk — Level 2 of 5 for Saturday, May 2, 2026 across northern Florida and far southern Georgia, with mixed-mode convection expected ahead of a cold front from Saturday morning through the afternoon. The outlook was last updated at 12:00 AM CDT on May 1,…
WASHINGTON D.C. — After closing out April 2026 as the fourth warmest April on record with an average temperature of 62 degrees — about 4 degrees above normal — the nation’s capital is heading into a drastically different pattern for May. Morning lows in the frosty 30s greeted many residents on the first day of…
UNITED STATES — April 2026 is now in the books, and the severe weather data tells a clear story. The Plains and Midwest carried the bulk of the month’s activity, running well above average for the region, while the Southeast experienced one of its quietest Aprils for tornadoes since 2012. Overall national totals came in…
UNITED STATES — The Storm Prediction Center issued Mesoscale Discussion 620 at 1:47 PM CDT on April 29, 2026, valid until 4:45 PM EDT, covering portions of West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky. The discussion concerns severe potential across the region, though a watch issuance is considered unlikely with a watch probability of…
WASHINGTON D.C. — Scattered showers are developing across the Washington D.C., Baltimore, and surrounding region as of 2:20 PM, with a few briefly heavy downpours popping up across the area. Times of steadier rain and thunder are possible as the afternoon progresses into the evening hours, with isolated severe activity remaining something to watch. What Radar…
MINNESOTA / WISCONSIN — A cold and dry stretch of weather is settling across Minnesota and Wisconsin over the next couple of days, with morning frost possible and some locations at risk of a hard freeze heading into Thursday morning, April 30, 2026. Temperatures will gradually recover toward near normal by the weekend, with no…
UNITED STATES — A severe weather season forecast for 2026 is drawing attention after its March outlook for the Midwest proved highly accurate. The forecast called for average to above-average severe weather activity across a zone covering the Southern Plains through the Mid-South, Southeast, and into the Midwest for March — and the Midwest portion…
UNITED STATES — After a very active stretch of severe weather across the country, the pattern has quieted down significantly heading into the weekend. Radar shows the vast majority of the United States sitting dry and calm, with the only notable storm activity confined to a narrow band along the southern border of the United…
UNITED STATES — Tornadoes are possible along the Gulf Coast on Friday, May 1, 2026, with a tornado probability zone stretching from the San Antonio and Houston corridor eastward through New Orleans and into Mobile. The outlook was updated at 3:15 AM ET on April 30, 2026 and is valid for Friday, May 1, 2026….
TEXAS — A powerful supercell thunderstorm struck southwest Texas on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, producing destructive baseball-sized hail of 2.75 inches and carrying a considerable damage threat across the region. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued for the storm, which showed an intense and towering radar structure reaching well into the upper atmosphere. What the…