Author: Colton Hayes

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA — The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Level 2 Slight Risk of severe weather for Wednesday, April 1, 2026 across portions of Texas and Oklahoma, with Oklahoma City, Tulsa and Dallas sitting in the highest-risk zone for a potentially dangerous late afternoon and evening storm event. Large hail, significant damaging winds…

ATLANTA, GEORGIA — Residents across Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina who have been desperately waiting for rain are facing more disappointing news — meaningful rainfall is not expected across much of the Southeast through Saturday morning, and even the isolated chances that do exist between now and Friday will amount to very…

DETROIT, MICHIGAN — A Slight Risk of severe weather is in place across a large swath of the Midwest and Great Lakes for Tuesday, March 31, 2026, with the Storm Prediction Center issuing an outlook valid through April 1, 2026 at 7:00 AM CDT. Communities across Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois — including major metro…

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS — Severe weather forecasters are keeping a close eye on Thursday, April 2 as a potentially significant storm day for a wide corridor stretching from the Midwest all the way down to the Gulf Coast. A powerful atmospheric setup — featuring deep moisture, favorable thermodynamic conditions for thunderstorms and seasonably strong wind shear…

UNITED STATES — A critical energy demand forecast window is shaping up for the week of April 6 through April 12, 2026, as a strong cold front passing through from the 9th to the 11th is expected to push Heating Degree Days (HDDs) as close to average as forecasters expect to see for the rest…

UNITED STATES — Tonight is shaping up to be one of the best opportunities of the year to step outside and scan the skies for fireballs and meteors, with clear skies and excellent atmospheric transparency forecast across a large portion of the continental United States from 9 PM to 5 AM ET Saturday night into…

AUSTIN, TEXAS — The drought gripping Central Texas is far deeper than most residents may realize. According to the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), it would take over 1 foot of rain in the next month alone to eliminate drought conditions across the Austin, Texas area — and communities to the east of the…

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — Southern California is basking in a pleasant spring weekend with above-normal temperatures running 10 to 15 degrees above average and dry conditions across the region. The warm stretch extends into Monday before a Pacific storm system moves inland to the north late Tuesday into Wednesday, bringing gusty west winds up to…

SOUTH BEND, INDIANA — An active and stormy weather pattern is set to deliver two consecutive rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms across Northern Indiana from Monday night into Tuesday night, according to the National Weather Service Northern Indiana office. The forecast, issued March 29, 2026 at 3:54 PM, places communities across Northern Indiana —…

PHOENIX, ARIZONA — Before this month’s historic heatwave, Phoenix, Arizona had never — in over a century of recorded weather history — logged three consecutive days at 105°F (40.6°C) or above in the month of March. That record no longer exists. The March 19–21, 2026 heatwave did not just break the previous mark — it…