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CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — The most rainfall in nearly three months is possible tonight into early Thursday across the Carolinas, but even the best-case totals will not come close to ending the drought gripping the region. Anything above 0.50 inches would be more than the area has seen in almost two months, yet ending the…

TAMPA, Florida — Hurricane Irma made its presence felt across Florida and the broader Southeast on Sunday night, September 10, 2017, with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph and a center location at 27.5 degrees North, 81.9 degrees West as of the 11 PM EDT Advisory 48 from the National Hurricane Center. The storm was…

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — A significant tornado or two are now possible this evening across Arkansas, including the Little Rock area. Supercells are forecast to erupt northwest of Little Rock by 5 PM, capable of producing tornadoes and very large hail. The greatest corridor of tornado potential is focused on central and northeast Arkansas this…

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — A supercell-capable severe weather pattern is setting up across Arkansas and neighboring states this evening. Atmospheric data from Little Rock draws direct comparisons to the April 11, 2022 outbreak that produced 69 large hail reports and 9 tornadoes across the lower Mississippi Valley. Today’s wind shear is actually stronger than April…

TEXARKANA, Texas — A formal Mesoscale Discussion has been issued with a 60 percent watch probability for northeast Texas, far southeast Oklahoma and southwest Arkansas, signaling that a Severe Thunderstorm or Tornado Watch is likely to be issued shortly after storms initiate early this Tuesday evening, May 5. The discussion, valid until 8:15 PM CDT,…

MIAMI, Florida — The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season is forecast to produce 9 to 13 named storms, 3 to 6 hurricanes and 1 to 3 major hurricanes, according to an outlook updated April 9, 2026. Overall seasonal energy is expected to run below normal, with the Gulf of Mexico facing a much below normal activity…

MIAMI, Florida — An unusually warm Caribbean Sea running three weeks ahead of the typical ocean heat average for this time of year is raising concern about early-season tropical development near the southeastern United States before the traditional peak of hurricane season even arrives. With dry, hot and sunny weather forecast to continue across the…

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — Tuesday’s tornado threat across Arkansas is entering its most critical window, with a warm front reinforced by an outflow boundary from last night’s storms now combining to enhance low-level spin across a hatched tornado probability zone covering the entire state from Fort Smith and Mena east through Little Rock, Conway, Jonesboro…

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — The most dangerous window of Tuesday’s Arkansas severe weather event is arriving this evening, with the greatest hail and tornado threat concentrated in a red-circled zone covering Little Rock, Batesville, Arkadelphia and the Memphis corridor as intense supercells develop in a moderately unstable and highly sheared environment. A formal Slight Risk…

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Tornado probabilities across north and central Alabama have been formally upgraded for Wednesday, May 6, with the severe weather outlook now showing an Enhanced Risk Level 3 centered over Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, Huntsville and Gadsden and a 15 to 29 percent tornado probability with EF2 or stronger tornadoes specifically possible. The primary severe…