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TERRE HAUTE, Indiana – Forecasters are growing very concerned about flash flooding across south central Indiana and Illinois tonight as training storms dump 3 inches or more of rainfall over the same areas repeatedly, with several more inches likely before the pattern ends by Tuesday morning, May 19 at 7:00 AM EDT. Terre Haute, Columbus…

ST. LOUIS, Missouri – Observed 24 hour rainfall totals as of 8:00 PM Monday, May 18 are revealing a dramatic flooding picture across Illinois, Missouri and Indiana, with localized totals reaching 4.18 inches south of Effingham, Illinois and several inches of standing water reported across fields throughout central Indiana. The rainfall corridor stretches from Jefferson…

PAWNEE CITY, Nebraska – A significant tornado may be developing south of Pawnee City, Nebraska right now. Seek shelter immediately if you are in Pawnee City, Table Rock, Humboldt, Dawson, Du Bois, Steinauer or Burchard. Do not wait for further confirmation. Take Shelter Right Now Doppler radar is showing a dangerous rotating signature south of…

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana – A strong and persistent wet pattern is locking in across the South through Tuesday, June 2, 2026, with total precipitation forecasts reaching a maximum of 9.53 inches across the southern tier of the country. Flooding is expected to become a major headline story as May winds down across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi…

MIAMI, Florida – A potential tropical system developing out of the western Caribbean is being watched closely for the first 2 weeks of June, with forecast data showing lower than normal surface pressures and higher to much higher than normal rainfall across the Gulf, Florida and Bahamas areas through Sunday, June 7, 2026. A slow-moving…

CONCORDIA, Kansas – As of 5:18 PM EDT Monday, May 18, storms across Kansas and Nebraska are struggling to fully organize into discrete supercells, but the threat of strong to intense tornadoes continues as long as any storm can break free along the line pushing through Concordia, Beatrice and Manhattan. The window is closing but…

OMAHA, Nebraska – An aggressive tornado probability forecast valid from Monday, May 18 through Tuesday morning, May 19 is showing a 45% chance of a tornado within 25 miles of a point across the core risk zone, with a 10% or greater chance of an EF2 or stronger tornado hatched across a significant corridor through…

AMARILLO, Texas – Dangerous and extremely critical fire weather conditions are in place across the southern High Plains today, Sunday, May 17, with an Extreme Fire Weather Risk zone covering eastern New Mexico into the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles and southwest Kansas. Single-digit humidity, strong winds and critically dry fuels are combining to support rapid…

OMAHA, Nebraska – A localized tornado outbreak is likely this evening across eastern Nebraska, western Iowa, southwestern Minnesota and northern Kansas between 4:00 and 10:00 PM, with strong to violent tornadoes possible across a corridor from Omaha through Sioux City. Damaging winds and large hail will also be major threats with all storms this evening….

OMAHA, Nebraska – A multi-day severe weather event now underway across the Plains is delivering much-needed rainfall from Sunday, May 17 through Tuesday morning, May 19, with localized totals of 3 inches or more possible across Nebraska and Kansas and scattered totals of 1 to 2 inches or more reaching Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois….