Author: Colton Hayes

TEXAS PANHANDLE — Thunderstorm development across parts of the Texas Panhandle and western Oklahoma is currently struggling to intensify, as a stubborn atmospheric layer is preventing storms from growing tall enough to become severe. Radar observations show scattered storm “blips” forming near Amarillo, Clarendon, Memphis, and Childress, but forecasters say these storms are having difficulty…

TEXAS — Severe thunderstorms are expected to develop across Texas Thursday afternoon and evening, with meteorologists highlighting three primary storm zones stretching from the Texas Panhandle to southwest Texas. The most dangerous area appears to be near the Texas–Oklahoma border, where conditions may support tornadoes, destructive hail, and damaging winds. Forecast guidance using high-resolution radar…

COLORADO — A quick-moving late winter storm is expected to bring wet snow across Colorado’s Front Range early Friday, with the heaviest accumulations expected in the foothills and mountain communities west of Denver and Boulder. Forecast projections show light snow for the lower elevations but significantly higher totals in the foothills and higher terrain, where…

SOUTHERN PLAINS, UNITED STATES — A volatile severe weather setup is expected to unfold across the Southern Plains today, with forecasters warning that parts of Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas could see tornado-producing supercells capable of generating strong tornadoes, destructive winds, and large hail. The most concerning corridor stretches from northwest Texas through western and central…

COLORADO — A quick burst of wet, slushy snowfall is expected to move across Colorado’s Front Range on Friday, bringing banded snow and brief bursts of heavy snowfall during the morning and lunchtime commute. Forecasters say the event will likely be short-lived but could still create travel disruptions from Fort Collins through Boulder, Denver, Castle…

UNITED STATES — Meteorologists are warning of a significant severe weather outbreak unfolding across the Southern Plains and expanding into the Midwest over the next two days, with the greatest concern focused on northwest Texas, southwest Oklahoma, Kansas, and western Missouri. Forecast discussions indicate that supercell thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes, large hail, and damaging…

UNITED STATES — A widespread severe weather outbreak is expected to unfold across a large portion of the central United States on Friday, with forecasters highlighting Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri as the core danger zone where the most intense storms may develop. According to the latest Day 2 outlook from the Storm Prediction Center,…

KENTUCKY — A fast-moving line of thunderstorms is expected to sweep across Kentucky on Saturday, with forecasters highlighting damaging straight-line winds as the primary threat as the system pushes in from the west. Early model guidance, including the high-resolution HRRR weather model, suggests a squall line forming across the Mid-South and racing northeast through the…

MISSOURI–ARKANSAS — The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued a Mesoscale Discussion for parts of southern Missouri and northern Arkansas, warning that strengthening atmospheric conditions could sustain severe thunderstorms across the region over the next several hours. The discussion highlights a developing environment where increasing lift in the atmosphere and a strengthening…

UNITED STATES — As severe weather season ramps up across the country, meteorologists are using more detailed tools to communicate the intensity potential of tornadoes, hail, and damaging winds. One of those tools is the Convective Intensity Guidance (CIG) scale, which helps forecasters describe the maximum expected severity of storms within a risk area. Recent…