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KANSAS CITY, Missouri — A high-impact and potentially historic severe weather event is taking shape for Tuesday, April 14 across the Midwest, as an extraordinarily energetic atmosphere builds over a corridor stretching from Kansas City and Kirksville, Missouri through Springfield, Illinois, Chicago, and Davenport — delivering what could be some of the highest atmospheric instability…

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — The National Weather Service has issued an Enhanced Risk — Level 3 out of 5 severe weather outlook for Monday, April 13 across much of southern Minnesota through western Wisconsin, as a powerful warm front erupting between 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM threatens to unleash thunderstorms capable of all severe weather hazards…

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Alabama is entering one of its driest and most difficult stretches of the spring season, as a warm, dry, and increasingly dangerous drought pattern is forecast to persist across the state for the next 5 to 7 days — pushing already stressed soil conditions further into deficit territory while the rest of…

NASHVILLE, Tennessee — A dramatic and rapidly evolving weather pattern is taking shape across the Southeast, Southern Appalachia, and the Tri-Cities region this week, as unseasonably hot and primarily dry conditions push temperatures into the 80s and even 90s across much of the region through April 18-19 — before a significant pattern shift brings stormier…

CHICAGO, Illinois — One of the most significant and wide-reaching severe weather outbreaks of 2026 is now officially underway, as a 5-day severe weather threat spanning April 11 through April 15 puts over 50 million Americans across the central United States directly in the path of dangerous storms capable of producing large hail, damaging winds,…

CAROLINA FOREST, South Carolina — Residents across Carolina Forest and other parts of Horry County who woke up Saturday morning to an unusual smell of smoke in the air now have a clear answer — a 200 acre wildfire located 16 miles west of Carolina Forest in southern Marion County is the source, and the…

DENVER, Colorado — A fast-moving and dangerous storm system is sweeping across Colorado’s Front Range right now, as shower and thunderstorm activity rapidly expands across the foothills west of I-25 and stretches north into southeast Wyoming — bringing intense lightning strikes, wind gusts up to 55 mph, and deteriorating conditions that are already impacting air…

KANSAS CITY, Missouri — Veteran storm chasers and atmospheric scientists are zeroing in on Tuesday, April 14 as the single most potent and dangerous severe weather setup of the entire multi-day outbreak sequence currently unfolding across the central United States — with the NAM model painting a striking and deeply concerning picture of atmospheric conditions…

DETROIT, Michigan — Forecasters are keeping a close and serious eye on Tuesday, April 14, as one of the most atmospherically loaded severe weather setups of the entire year takes shape across the Great Lakes region — with models showing some of the highest instability values seen in 2026 combining with favorable wind shear to…

CHICAGO, Illinois — A sprawling and dangerous severe weather outbreak is taking shape for Monday, April 13, with two distinct and separate severe storm corridors threatening millions of Americans from the Upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes down through the Southern Plains — putting cities including Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Madison, Chicago, Oklahoma City, and Dallas all…