Author: Colton Hayes

ALABAMA — Flash Flood Warnings are in effect across multiple Alabama counties on Friday, May 22, 2026, as the main threat through tonight shifts to flooding across both north and south Alabama. Radar captured at 1:44 PM CDT shows a large and active storm complex draped across the entire state from Huntsville and Cullman in…

ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN — Growing signals in long-range forecast ensemble data initialized on May 22, 2026 are showing potential tropical cyclone development across both the Caribbean Sea and the waters just south of the Gulf Stream off the southeastern United States through June 6, 2026. While significant uncertainty remains about the origin, track, and intensity…

JOPLIN, MISSOURI — Fifteen years ago today, on May 22, 2011, an EF5 tornado tore directly through the city of Joplin, Missouri, killing 158 people and becoming one of the deadliest tornadoes in modern United States history. The radar image from that evening tells the story in striking visual form, showing a massive debris ball…

ELIZABETHTOWN, KENTUCKY — A Tornado Warning is in effect for Cecilia and Elizabethtown, Kentucky until 10:15 PM ET on Friday, May 22, 2026. Radar captured at 9:44 PM ET is showing continued strong rotation with wind gusts exceeding 50 mph associated with this dangerous storm. Anyone inside the warning area must take shelter immediately. The…

EASTERN UNITED STATES — A wet Memorial Day weekend is locked in across a massive corridor stretching from the Gulf Coast all the way to southern New England, with widespread rainfall of 1 to more than 2 inches forecast from Friday, May 22 through Wednesday, May 27, 2026. At the same time, the western Gulf…

FLORIDA — A significant surge of tropical moisture is heading toward the Florida Peninsula starting late next week and into the first few days of June 2026, with precipitable water values forecast to run 1.5 to 2 times above normal for this time of year. Forecast data valid for Saturday, May 30, 2026 is already…

OMAHA, Nebraska – An aggressive tornado probability forecast valid from Monday, May 18 through Tuesday morning, May 19 is showing a 45% chance of a tornado within 25 miles of a point across the core risk zone, with a 10% or greater chance of an EF2 or stronger tornado hatched across a significant corridor through…

AMARILLO, Texas – Dangerous and extremely critical fire weather conditions are in place across the southern High Plains today, Sunday, May 17, with an Extreme Fire Weather Risk zone covering eastern New Mexico into the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles and southwest Kansas. Single-digit humidity, strong winds and critically dry fuels are combining to support rapid…

TRENTON, Missouri – A Flash Flood Emergency is in effect right now for Trenton, Missouri as of 9:30 PM on Saturday, May 16, with 5.5 to 7.5 inches of rain already fallen and dangerous, catastrophic flash flooding actively occurring. The Flash Flood Warning for Grundy County, Missouri expires in 5 hours and 53 minutes. GET…

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – A critical 3:00 to 7:00 PM CDT window on Sunday, May 17 will allow rotating supercells to fire along the I-29 corridor between Omaha and Sioux Falls, threatening numerous tornadoes including EF2 or stronger across a bull’s eye zone centered on Sioux City, Pierce and Yankton. This is one of the…