OMAHA, Nebraska — The Great Plains and Midwest are staring down a significant severe weather return on Thursday, April 23 — and the threat corridor is locked in. Damaging winds, very large hail, and tornadoes are all possible across a zone stretching from Oklahoma City through Wichita, Kansas City, Omaha, and up toward Sioux Falls…
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Winter is not finished with Utah’s mountains yet. Multiple late-season storms are lined up to close out April, with snow levels bouncing between 6,500 and 8,000 feet — and ensemble forecasts pointing toward 6 to 16+ inches of additional snow accumulation at Alta and the northern Utah mountains before April…
CHICAGO, Illinois — Enjoy the warmth while it lasts — a significant cold pattern is building for late April into early May, bringing well below average temperatures and a real frost and freeze risk across the Midwest and Northeast. Temperature anomaly forecasts valid April 29 through May 4 show a deep blue cold pool covering…
ORLANDO, Florida — There is no relief in sight for Florida’s wildfire crisis. A 32-day rainfall forecast through mid-May 2026 shows Florida running 0.5 to 1.28 inches below normal precipitation while temperatures across central and north Florida run warmer than average — a combination that will keep wildfire danger at critical levels for weeks to…
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — After months of brutal drought, North Carolina and South Carolina are finally getting a glimmer of hope — a gradual shift in the weather pattern is bringing some rain chances this weekend and potentially better coverage the following week. But forecasters are urging residents to temper expectations: droughts this severe are…
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — A two-round winter storm is targeting northern Utah Wednesday through Thursday, with mountain snow levels dropping to 6,500 feet and projected totals reaching 3 to 8 inches across the mountains — with Alta seeing up to 9 inches and Park City picking up 1 inch of accumulation by Thursday at…
WAUSAU, Wisconsin — The April 17, 2026 tornado outbreak has now grown to 64 confirmed tornadoes — and that number is still rising as damage surveys continue across the Midwest. The most destructive single tornado of the entire outbreak struck Marathon County, Wisconsin, where up to 75 homes in Ringle were heavily damaged, with entire…
WICHITA, Kansas — A two-punch severe weather setup is developing for Thursday, April 23 across the central Plains, with Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska facing threats from both a cold front and a separate dryline convection firing late Thursday afternoon into the evening. The official severe weather outlook places a 15–29% probability of severe weather within…
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — A major climate shift is underway that will define summer and fall across the Gulf Coast and Deep South — El Niño is emerging, with a 61% chance of developing between May and July 2026 and persisting through at least the end of 2026. For Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and surrounding states, this…
CHICAGO, Illinois — The Thursday severe weather outbreak is coming into sharper focus, and the threat is significant. An Enhanced Risk of severe weather now covers a corridor stretching from Oklahoma and Kansas through Iowa, Illinois, and into southwestern Wisconsin, with tornado probability reaching 30% in the hatched core zone — meaning conditions favorable for…