MADISON, Wisconsin — A dangerous supercell and tornado threat is taking shape for Friday, April 17 across Wisconsin and parts of Illinois, as an explosive combination of atmospheric energy, powerful wind shear, and extreme instability lines up in a way that has forecasters paying very close attention. The setup arriving Friday is not a routine…
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — The quiet weather that has blanketed the Southeastern United States for weeks is about to end, and the change arriving late next week could bring the most significant storm setup of the spring season for Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana. A large blocking high pressure system that has been sitting over…
DES MOINES, Iowa — A tornado threat has just been added for Iowa on top of the already active severe weather situation unfolding today across Oklahoma and Missouri — and forecasters are calling it a sneaky one. A few storms could go supercellular this afternoon and evening across central and eastern Iowa, especially near the…
KANSAS CITY, Missouri — Another round of severe weather is firing up across the central United States this afternoon and evening, targeting a broad corridor from Oklahoma through Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and into Iowa as supercell thunderstorms develop along what forecasters are calling the greatest corridor of tornado potential for Wednesday, April 15, 2026. The…
ORLANDO, Florida — A dangerous wildfire and brushfire threat is building for the Florida Peninsula this coming Tuesday, April 21, as a cold front sweeps through and strips moisture from the air while winds hold steady at 15 to 20 mph across the region. A cold front is set to push through Florida on Monday,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — History was made Wednesday afternoon across the Washington D.C., Baltimore, and broader mid-Atlantic region as temperatures soared to record-breaking levels and the nation’s capital tied an all-time date record while surrounding cities shattered theirs entirely. By 2:00 PM Wednesday, the numbers told the story. Washington D.C. hit 89 degrees, Dulles Airport reached…
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — If it felt like summer arrived early in Alabama this week, that is because it essentially did. Friday is the last big heat day before a cold front arrives this weekend and sends temperatures tumbling nearly 40 degrees in less than 48 hours. Here is everything Alabama residents need to know about…
CHICAGO, Illinois — A significant severe weather outbreak rolled across Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and neighboring states on April 15, generating 240 total storm reports including 180 hail reports, 59 wind reports, and 1 tornado — and forecasters are now warning that what is coming this Friday, April 17 could make Tuesday’s event look minor by…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Friday, April 17 is shaping up as a potentially significant severe weather day across a broad corridor from the Upper Midwest through the Central and Southern Plains — with three distinct and simultaneous storm development zones taking shape that could collectively produce strong tornadoes, large hail, and damaging winds across communities from…
KANSAS CITY, Missouri — A dramatic split in the nation’s weather pattern is taking shape for late April and early May — and where you live will determine whether the final days of April bring welcome rainfall or a dry and disappointing close to what has been an extraordinarily active spring season across the central…