MISSISSIPPI VALLEY — A Slight Risk — Level 2 of 5 severe weather outlook is now in place for Monday April 27, 2026 across a large corridor stretching from the Mississippi Delta through Memphis, Nashville, and Birmingham, with tornado activity expected across the Mississippi Valley and multiple data sources converging on a higher-ceiling severe weather…
SOUTHERN MICHIGAN — A messy area of rain and storms pushing southeastward through the Great Lakes region this morning is giving way to a second round of pop-up storm development expected this afternoon and evening across southern Michigan, northern Indiana, and northern Ohio — with a few strong storms capable of gusty winds and small…
CENTRAL UNITED STATES — A Slight Risk — Level 2 of 5 severe weather outbreak is locked in for Thursday April 23, 2026 across the central United States, with damaging winds, large hail, and a few tornadoes all possible as storms fire and intensify through the afternoon and evening hours across a corridor stretching from…
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI — The Storm Prediction Center’s Day 2 Tornado Outlook valid Thursday April 23 through Friday April 24 places Kansas City directly within a 5 percent tornado probability zone — with the severe thunderstorm threat timed for late Thursday afternoon and evening and up to 2 inches of rain possible with the heaviest…
NORTHWEST ALABAMA — The severe weather outlook for Monday April 27 across Alabama has been scaled back significantly, with the Storm Prediction Center pulling the risk area back to a smaller portion of Northwest Alabama only — as the main storm energy now appears likely to stay west of Alabama through most of Monday, with…
CAROLINAS — A significant pattern change is arriving for the Carolinas as the month closes out, with the large and persistent area of high pressure that has acted as a brick wall against moisture and storm systems for the past several weeks now showing clear signs of weakening and shifting — finally opening the door…
WASHINGTON, DC — After logging the third warmest spring on record with an unusual number of 80-degree days, the Washington DC region is heading into a significant pattern change — with a dip in the jet stream locking in cooler than normal temperatures from April 29 through May 5, dropping afternoon highs from the expected…
CENTRAL PLAINS — A relentless multi-day severe weather sequence is unfolding across the central United States this week, with three consecutive days of organized severe storm threats outlined for Wednesday April 22, Thursday April 23, and Friday April 24 — driving southeastward from the northern Plains through Kansas and Oklahoma and into the ArkLaTex corridor….
ILLINOIS — In one of the most remarkable geographic shifts in recent severe weather history, Illinois has become the undisputed national leader in severe weather reports for 2026 — ranking first in the entire country for tornado reports, hail reports, and high wind reports through April 19, according to data from NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center….
UNITED STATES — The 2026 tornado warning tally through April 20 reveals a striking geographic shift compared to recent years, with the Midwest dominating the national count and Illinois leading all states with 131 tornado warnings — while traditional Dixie Alley states like Tennessee and Kentucky have seen remarkably little activity, and a highly active…