Author: Colton Hayes

WICHITA, Kansas — The next 10 days will bring a sharp split across the United States, with cooler than normal conditions settling across the eastern half of the country while the Plains, Southwest and Rockies bake under above-average temperatures that will directly worsen an already serious drought. Severe weather activity will remain fairly limited across…

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — A rain system pushing through Indiana and Illinois this evening carries two distinct risks for residents across the region. Widespread rain approaching central Indiana will likely bring 30 to 40 mph wind gusts along the leading edge, while scattered storms trailing through central Illinois hold the potential for a couple of stronger…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — After running 2.6 degrees below average for the month through yesterday, Washington D.C. and much of the eastern United States are headed toward a significant warmup that is expected to sustain longer than recent brief warm spells. Another cooldown early next week will temporarily pull temperatures lower before a seasonably strong high…

KANSAS CITY, Missouri — The final 10 days of May are shaping up to bring a significant uptick in severe weather and tornado potential across the Great Plains through the Great Lakes region as peak season finally arrives. A textbook trough-ridge pattern setting up across the United States is expected to ignite an active severe…

BROOKHAVEN, Mississippi — A Particularly Dangerous Situation tornado warning is in effect for Brookhaven, Mississippi with a tornado observed on the ground as of 7:40 PM CDT Wednesday May 6, 2026. The warning covers Franklin and Lincoln counties and expires in 35 minutes. Anyone in Brookhaven and the surrounding area must seek shelter immediately. Warning…

BROOKHAVEN, Mississippi — Southern Mississippi and Alabama represent the most tornado-prone place on Earth in terms of total tornado path length and width, surpassing even the conventional Tornado Alley of Oklahoma and Kansas. Average tornado path lengths in this region run slightly longer than those seen across the central Plains, and southern Mississippi and Alabama…

JACKSONVILLE, Florida — Record heat is possible across Florida Thursday with highs running from the lower to mid 90s statewide and northeast Florida pushing into the upper 90s. Jacksonville is forecast to reach 97 degrees, Orlando 96 degrees and Daytona 96 degrees, with a heat index between 97 and 102 degrees making conditions feel even…

JACKSON, Mississippi — Strong to severe thunderstorms will continue this evening from eastern Texas into the lower Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys and southern Appalachians, with the strongest storms capable of producing EF2 or stronger tornadoes, damaging wind gusts, large hail and locally heavy to excessive rainfall. A Moderate Risk for flash flooding, level 3 out…

JACKSON, Mississippi — A Moderate Risk for flash flooding, rated level 3 out of 4, is in place from southeast Mississippi into south-central Alabama today. Heavy rain is expected to train repeatedly over the same locations across the Jackson, Hattiesburg and Montgomery corridor, meaning the same streets, neighborhoods and low-lying areas will receive multiple rounds…

MEADVILLE, Mississippi — A preliminary EF4 or stronger tornado tore through Franklin County, Mississippi Wednesday evening, with radar data showing a rotational velocity of 74.0 knots and debris lofted to more than 25,000 feet above the ground. The rating is preliminary and pending official ground surveys by the National Weather Service Jackson office, but intensity…