UNITED STATES — A dangerous severe weather outbreak is underway across the South on Tuesday, with more than 270 severe storm reports already recorded in the last 24 hours and additional storms threatening a wide corridor from Texas to Mississippi, including most of the state of Arkansas. More Than 270 Storm Reports and the Worst…
SOUTHERN UNITED STATES — The southern United States is entering its wettest stretch of the season over the next seven days, with the WPC 168-hour QPF highlighting a deep red and purple rainfall axis across Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and surrounding states through Tuesday May 5, accompanied by a Slight Risk of excessive rainfall and…
SOUTHERN PLAINS AND MID SOUTH — Multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms will impact the southern Plains, lower Mississippi Valley, Tennessee Valley, and Southeast through Tuesday evening, April 28, 2026, with very large to giant hail between 2 and 4-plus inches, swaths of damaging winds, and a few tornadoes all possible across a broad and heavily…
MID SOUTH — An area of increased atmospheric forcing is closing in on the Mid South and is expected to fire additional storms within the next few hours, bringing the main threat for strong, long-track tornadoes to the region. Forecasters are warning that those calling this event a bust should expect a significant surprise in…
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY — A detailed post-event analysis of Monday, April 27, 2026 is revealing the atmospheric reason why supercell development was suppressed across the Mississippi River corridor during the afternoon — the area that had been highlighted as the bullseye for the most significant tornado threat. Warmer than expected temperatures at the 700 millibar level…
SOUTHERN UNITED STATES — A lingering frontal boundary will drive widespread and beneficial rainfall across much of the South from the end of this week through early next week, with the NOAA blend of models showing accumulations of 2 to 4 inches across Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama through Wednesday May 6, and a few storms…
MISSOURI, ILLINOIS, KENTUCKY, INDIANA AND TENNESSEE — A Particularly Dangerous Situation Tornado Watch is in effect until 11:00 PM CDT Monday, April 27, 2026 across a multi-state corridor covering portions of Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, and Tennessee, with several strong tornadoes likely, tennis ball-sized hail, and wind gusts up to 70 mph all expected. The…
TEXAS, ARKANSAS AND LOUISIANA — Ongoing severe storms across Texas and Oklahoma are spreading east Tuesday, April 28, 2026, with a Severe Thunderstorm Watch already in effect for the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and an Enhanced Risk (Level 3 of 5) covering a broad corridor from north Texas through Arkansas and into Louisiana and Mississippi. Hail…
ALABAMA — A Slight Risk (Level 2 of 5) of severe thunderstorms is in effect for much of Alabama north of a line from Uriah to Troy to Auburn on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, with a fast-moving band of storms pushing into West Alabama around 5:00 to 6:00 PM and tracking east through the state…
COLORADO AND DENVER FRONT RANGE — A weak front is pushing through Colorado today, Tuesday, April 28, 2026, bringing scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly along and north of I-70, before a more significant and complex storm system arrives Wednesday and produces widespread precipitation, potential wet snow as low as 5,000 feet, and strong to…