Weather News

UNITED STATES — A significant tornado setup is unfolding today across the Lower Mississippi Valley and into the Midwest, with forecast guidance highlighting a concentrated corridor of elevated tornado potential from Arkansas through southern Illinois and into Indiana. The latest Tornado PPH guidance shows the highest probability zone centered over central and eastern Arkansas, southeastern…

CALIFORNIA — After years of devastating drought headlines, California is now experiencing a remarkable turnaround. New data shows the state currently has the lowest drought coverage of any state in the United States, while reservoir levels have climbed to 119% of normal. A stunning satellite view highlights just how dramatically conditions have shifted across the…

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — A breathtaking satellite view captured today shows a transformed Southern California landscape, where snow-covered mountain peaks rise above a noticeably greener terrain stretching across the Los Angeles Basin and surrounding valleys. The image reveals a striking contrast: bright white snow blanketing the higher elevations of the San Gabriel Mountains and nearby ranges,…

COLORADO — A dramatic snowfall contrast unfolded across the state over the past five days, with Colorado’s high country piling up feet of snow while Denver and Boulder were left with little more than a trace. Newly released snowfall data from February 17–21 highlights just how sharply the totals varied between the mountains and the…

NORTHERN ILLINOIS — A new round of accumulating snow is increasingly likely across northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin Wednesday night into Thursday morning, with ensemble model guidance centering the heaviest swath directly over the Chicago metro area and surrounding counties. Forecast data indicates that several inches of snow could fall if the current storm track…

NORTHEAST UNITED STATES — An intensifying late-February Nor’easter is now entering its final forecast phase, with updated snowfall projections increasing dramatically across New Jersey, New York City, Long Island, and parts of Southern New England — including Boston. Forecasters have pushed totals to the upper end of guidance, warning that a major blizzard will rapidly…

MID-ATLANTIC — A powerful late-February winter storm is poised to bring widespread accumulating snow from Virginia and West Virginia through Maryland, Washington D.C., Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and into New York, with updated projections now increasing totals across several major metro areas. The latest forecast call shows a broader and heavier swath of snow pushing westward,…

MIDWEST UNITED STATES — A new tornado verification analysis from the February 19, 2026 event is drawing attention across the weather community, showing that the core impact zone over Illinois, Indiana, and eastern Missouri verified at higher probabilities than many people assume when they see a “10%” outlook. The updated “Tornado Modified Practically Perfect Probs…

WESTERN UNITED STATES — What should have been the heart of winter has instead turned into a historic warm spell across much of the West, with record-breaking temperatures and dangerously low snowpack levels raising serious concerns for water supplies later in 2026. New climate data covering November 2025 through January 2026 show widespread record warmth…

ALABAMA — A loud and rain-soaked start to the morning is unfolding across Central Alabama as a line of thunderstorms stretches from Livingston to West Blocton to Jacksonville, pushing steadily southward. Radar imagery out of the Birmingham area shows a well-defined band of heavy rain and lightning moving from west to east across the state….