OKLAHOMA — A conditional but significant severe weather threat is developing across Oklahoma this evening, April 23, 2026, as storms are forecast to ignite along the sharp dryline near sunset in a highly sheared and unstable atmospheric environment. Convection Expected to Fire Near Sunset Model guidance shows convection initiating across Oklahoma around sunset and into…
SOUTHERN UNITED STATES — Monday, April 27, 2026 is shaping up as a significant severe weather day across much of the South and lower to mid Mississippi Valley, with damaging wind gusts, large hail, and a few significant EF2-or-stronger tornadoes all considered likely. A Dangerous Overlap of Storm Ingredients Two major atmospheric ingredients are converging…
SOUTHERN PLAINS — A significant severe weather outbreak is underway across the southern Plains today, April 23, 2026, with robust supercell thunderstorms expected to produce strong tornadoes, very large hail, and all associated hazards from southern Kansas through Oklahoma. Supercells Targeting a Dangerous Triple Point Setup The most intense storm activity is expected to develop…
NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES — A cool and unsettled weekend is shaping up across the Northeast, with below-normal temperatures and scattered shower chances arriving Saturday before a drier trend takes hold Sunday. Saturday Brings the Chill and the Rain Risk Saturday is the more complicated of the two days. Temperatures are expected to run cooler than…
UNITED STATES — A weather boundary that most people have never heard of is quietly one of the most powerful storm triggers on the planet — and right now, it is running straight through the heart of America. The Invisible Line That Splits the Country in Half It has no clouds, no rain, and no…
MID-SOUTH, UNITED STATES — Monday April 27 continues to carry the potential for a fairly significant severe weather episode across a broad corridor stretching from the Mid-South through the Midwest, with the latest atmospheric guidance showing a northward trend in the upper trough and surface low that is expanding the risk zone deeper into the…
FLORIDA — Florida is enduring its worst wildfire season in more than 25 years, with 1,797 wildfires burning 103,211 acres across the state so far in 2026 — both figures the worst recorded since 1998 — and the crisis is not over yet, as southerly winds this weekend are expected to push wildfire smoke into…
KENTUCKY — A very serious severe weather threat is five days away from striking portions of Kentucky and the surrounding region, with threat level mapping for Monday April 27, 2026 showing a concentrated bull’s-eye of 70 to 80 MPH damaging winds, 2 to 3 inch large hail, and a medium tornado risk centered across western…
UNITED STATES — One of the most consequential severe weather stretches of the 2026 spring season is now officially underway, with five consecutive days of potentially significant severe weather outlined from Thursday April 23 through Monday April 27 — targeting a shifting corridor that spans from Minneapolis and Kansas City on Thursday all the way…
CAROLINAS — The drought gripping the Carolinas and surrounding region has reached a level of severity that a few storms or even a rainy weekend cannot fix, with data showing cities across North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia need 16 to 22 inches of rainfall over the next three months just to end the drought…