WASHINGTON, D.C. — A sweeping multi-hazard outlook covering the United States from May 5 through May 9 shows three separate and simultaneous threats developing across the country this week. Severe weather targets the South, frost and freeze conditions spread across the Northern Plains and Great Lakes, and heavy rain pushes through the East Coast and…
JACKSON, Mississippi — Confidence is rising that a significant severe weather outbreak will develop across the Mid and Deep South on Wednesday, May 6. Mississippi, Tennessee and Alabama sit directly in the highest-risk corridor as two jet stream energy sources phase together and amplify the threat. Surface moisture near 71 degrees Fahrenheit across Jackson confirms…
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — A dangerously cold overnight is settling across the Carolinas this weekend, bringing scattered frost, a Frost Advisory and an active Freeze Warning to communities stretching from the North Carolina mountains through the Charlotte metro and into northern South Carolina. For Charlotte, any frost or freeze event in May is historically rare,…
JACKSON, Mississippi — A dangerous and wide-ranging severe weather setup is taking shape across the Mid and Deep South for Wednesday, May 7, with Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee sitting at the core of a multi-hazard threat that includes strong tornadoes, significant hail and damaging straight-line winds. Atmospheric conditions are aligning to support organized, long-track supercell…
KANSAS CITY, Missouri — Evening model data is holding firm on a healthy line of severe thunderstorms pushing from Kansas City to South Bend during Monday night into Tuesday morning May 5, with the simulated radar valid at midnight Tuesday showing a well-organized and intense storm line stretching across Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. The storm…
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — Tuesday is shaping up as a classic isolated severe weather day across Arkansas, with storms expected to mature during the evening hours as the atmospheric setup favors discrete supercell development rather than a large organized line. Upper level winds oriented more westerly support isolated storm mode, and a modest but present…
JACKSON, Mississippi — A large Day 5 Slight Risk of severe weather has been issued for Wednesday May 6 covering a broad corridor from eastern Texas through Louisiana, Mississippi, and into Alabama. The risk zone stretches from Houston and Shreveport on the western end through Jackson and New Orleans in the core and reaching Birmingham…
DENVER, Colorado — A significant forecast uncertainty is developing over the Rocky Mountain region heading into next week, and the outcome depends entirely on how two separate atmospheric features come together over Colorado. A cold front approaching from the north late Monday and a trough of low pressure moving out of the desert Southwest into…
JACKSON, Mississippi — Severe weather risk areas are now introduced for both Tuesday May 5 and Wednesday May 6 across a corridor stretching from the southern Plains through the Deep South, with the threat zone shifting southward between the two days and targeting different communities on each. Mixed-mode convection within a strongly sheared warm sector…
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Most of Alabama is sitting under clear and cool conditions this Sunday evening with only a few small isolated showers near the Tennessee state line touching the northernmost counties around Huntsville and the Pulaski corridor. The radar at 6:48 PM CDT shows the activity well north of Birmingham and confined to a…