Weather

WISCONSIN — A significant overnight storm system brought locally heavy rainfall and flash flooding concerns across parts of Wisconsin, northern Illinois, and eastern Iowa, with some areas seeing rainfall totals exceeding 3 inches in just a few hours. Training Storms Trigger Flash Flood Warnings Across Southern Wisconsin The heaviest rainfall was concentrated across southern Wisconsin,…

PENNSYLVANIA — A potentially dangerous line of thunderstorms is expected to develop and push into the region later today, with northwestern Pennsylvania and parts of northeastern Ohio directly in the path of the strongest impacts. Intense Storm Line Targeting Northwestern Pennsylvania This Evening Latest high-resolution model guidance shows a well-organized line of storms forming and…

UNITED STATES — A concerning dry pattern continues to grip the southeastern United States, with drought conditions expanding across states like Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, and Florida, and little to no meaningful rainfall expected in the short term. Southeast Stuck in a Dry Pattern Through Mid-April Latest forecast data shows a stark contrast…

UNITED STATES — The active severe weather pattern across the central U.S. is set to continue into the weekend, with Saturday bringing a renewed threat across the Great Lakes region, impacting millions from Illinois and Indiana into Michigan and Ohio. Saturday Storm Threat Expands Into the Great Lakes After multiple days of storms across the…

UNITED STATES — A significant severe weather setup is unfolding across parts of the central United States today, marking what could be the final widespread and more robust storm event in the current active stretch before attention quickly shifts to a potentially larger system expected on Friday. Today’s Severe Weather Focus Targets Midwest to Southern…

PLAINS AND MIDWEST, UNITED STATES — The week’s outbreak is barely behind us and Friday April 17, 2026 is already emerging as the next significant severe weather threat across the Plains and Midwest. Two separate and distinct storm regimes are setting up simultaneously — a fast-moving crashing cold front sweeping through the northern corridor, and…

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND — Baltimore is living through two completely opposite weather chapters in the span of just one week. This week brings summer-like heat that has already been pushing temperatures toward record territory — but the atmosphere is already sending clear signals that a significant cooldown is coming. High temperatures are expected to drop into…

FLORIDA — Florida is in the grip of a wildfire crisis that is escalating by the day — and the numbers tell a story that is difficult to overstate. 100,000 acres have already burned across the state from more than 1,600 wildfires in just the first 100 days of 2026. That represents a 75% increase…

SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA — While southern Wisconsin is bracing for a tornado outbreak this afternoon, southwest Oklahoma is simultaneously facing one of the most extreme hail setups of the season. The strongest supercells firing along the southern Plains dryline today carry the atmospheric support for apple-sized hail — a genuinely destructive and dangerous hail size —…

SOUTHERN WISCONSIN — Today is the day forecasters have been warning about all week — and it is arriving fast. A regional severe weather and tornado outbreak is expected across southern Wisconsin and perhaps extreme eastern Iowa and northern Illinois this afternoon, with storms firing quickly in the 3 to 4 PM timeframe. High-resolution forecast…