Author: Colton Hayes

WICHITA, Kansas – A likely severe weather outbreak is shaping up for Monday, May 18, with forecasters expressing unusually high confidence this far in advance. Tornadoes and very large hail are the primary threats from Kansas through Wisconsin, with a 30% severe weather probability zone centered on Omaha, Wichita and Kansas City. Why Monday Looks…

DENVER, Colorado – A dangerous dryline will spark strong to severe thunderstorms across Colorado, Nebraska and Kansas this Saturday afternoon and continuing through Saturday night, threatening damaging winds, large hail and a brief tornado or two across a wide swath of the region. Communities from Fort Collins south to Pueblo and east through North Platte…

KANSAS CITY, Kansas — A potential multi-day tornado outbreak is taking shape across the central United States with six consecutive days of severe weather and tornado potential running from Thursday, May 14 through Tuesday, May 19, 2026. The outbreak is expected to peak Sunday, May 17 and Monday, May 18 across the central and southern…

DES MOINES, Iowa — Friday, May 15, 2026 brings a double threat across a large portion of the central United States, with a Slight Risk severe weather outbreak possible across Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Illinois while critical to elevated fire weather conditions develop simultaneously across North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico and surrounding areas….

DENVER, Colorado — A significant pattern change is coming to Colorado this weekend, with rain and snow possible Sunday night, May 17 into Monday morning, May 18, 2026, followed by a hard temperature crash that could send Tuesday morning, May 19 lows into the 20s across the mountains and higher terrain and the 30s across…

MIAMI, Florida — Greater tropical moisture moving into Florida is fueling scattered storm development across the state over the next 7 days, from Friday, May 15 through Thursday, May 21, 2026. The timing could not be more fitting as the rainy season officially begins tomorrow in South Florida, marking the transition from dry season to…

TOPEKA, Kansas — Monday, May 18, 2026 is shaping up as a potentially significant severe weather day across the Plains, with a 30 percent Enhanced Risk severe weather outlook in place across parts of Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri, and a severe weather outbreak considered possible. The overall risk could extend into the Southern Plains…

WICHITA, Kansas — Two distinct storm regimes are being monitored across Kansas and the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles this evening, Thursday, May 14, 2026, each producing a different type of threat for different communities. One zone faces dry gusty microbursts with 60 to 80 mph wind gusts. Another zone is watching for a potential hail-producing…

WASHINGTON, DC — Summer heat is returning fast to the Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia region, with the first 90-degree day of this next heat stretch possible as soon as Sunday, May 17, 2026. Monday, May 18 and Tuesday, May 19 could be real scorchers with widespread highs in the low to mid 90s across…

HUDSON, Florida — Two tornadoes have been confirmed by the National Weather Service in Pasco County, Florida on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, both rated EF-0 with peak winds of 85 mph and zero fatalities or injuries reported. The Hudson tornado and the Shady Hills tornado struck within 30 minutes of each other along the Pasco…