ILLINOIS — A significant tornado threat is unfolding today across a broad corridor stretching from the Midwest to southern Texas, but the primary focus is squarely on northern Illinois and northern Indiana, where the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued a 15% tornado risk — the highest tornado probability issued so far in 2026. This…
UNITED STATES — February 2026 delivered a dramatic display of temperature extremes across the country, with the highest recorded temperature reaching 105°F in Laredo, Texas, while the coldest reading plunged to -28°F in Ray, Minnesota. The nationwide contrast underscores just how volatile late-winter weather patterns were from the southern border to the northern Plains. Data…
DENVER, COLORADO — An exceptional early-season heatwave is poised to grip Colorado and the broader Southwest next week, as a powerful upper-level ridge settles over the western United States. Forecast guidance shows a strengthening heat dome parking directly over the West, bringing temperatures far above normal and raising concerns about rapid snowpack melt in the…
ILLINOIS — A focused tornado target area has been identified for Tuesday afternoon and evening across portions of central and north-central Illinois, particularly along the I-80 corridor from Princeton through Ottawa, Morris, Joliet, Streator, Kankakee, and Pontiac. Forecasters warn that several tornadoes may develop between 3 p.m. and midnight, with at least one potentially strong….
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Forecast guidance shows Texas positioned for more organized storm development than Illinois early in the event, with multiple pre-frontal supercells expected to form before consolidating into a damaging squall line across south-central parts of the state. While low-level wind shear is projected to be stronger across the Midwest, atmospheric conditions across central…
ILLINOIS — Severe weather concerns Tuesday are not limited to tornadoes. Updated hail intensity guidance shows two distinct hail corridors developing — one stretching across the Corn Belt and Midwest, including Illinois, and another across Texas and the Southern Plains. Forecast models indicate hail could reach egg-sized across parts of Illinois and neighboring Midwest states,…
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI — The Storm Prediction Center has upgraded tornado probabilities to 5% across northern Mississippi and northern Alabama for Monday afternoon and evening, placing cities such as Greenwood, Starkville, Tupelo, and parts of northwest Alabama within a focused tornado outlook zone. While large hail and damaging winds remain the primary threats, forecasters say a…
ILLINOIS — The latest severe weather outlook valid Tuesday, March 10, 2026, places northwest and north-central Illinois in a focused corridor for potentially dangerous storms developing between 4 p.m. and midnight. The greatest concern centers along and south of a warm front draped across northern Illinois into northern Indiana, where forecasters indicate all hazards —…
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — A broad but potentially dangerous severe weather setup is expected to unfold Tuesday afternoon and evening, with a focused significant tornado risk across northern Illinois, northern Indiana, and northeast Missouri, while a separate all-hazards severe zone stretches into Oklahoma and Texas. Forecast guidance highlights two distinct areas where storms could intensify rapidly,…
ILLINOIS — A rare double-barreled severe weather outbreak is expected to unfold Tuesday afternoon and evening, with one zone of concern stretching from northeast Missouri across northern Illinois into northern Indiana, and a second severe corridor developing across West Texas into the Texas Hill Country. Forecast guidance indicates that both regions could see supercells capable…