Author: Nina Clarke

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — Tuesday is shaping up to be the most significant severe weather day of the spring season so far for Oklahoma, and the data behind that statement is carrying every major threat at once. Starting at 3 PM Tuesday and running through midnight, supercell thunderstorms are expected to fire across the state…

CHICAGO, IL — A severe weather setup with serious credentials is taking shape for Tuesday evening across northern Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin — and the data behind it is not subtle. A strong atmospheric cap that has been holding storms in check throughout Tuesday will break down between 4 and 6 PM, and when it…

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Forecasters are raising serious concerns about tornado potential across two distinct regions of the United States today — and the atmospheric setup in both zones carries enough instability to produce strong to intense tornadoes if even one or two supercell thunderstorms can get organized in the right environment. The more immediately alarming…

KANSAS CITY, MO — The ground across a four-state corridor spanning northeastern Kansas, southeastern Nebraska, southwestern Iowa, and northwestern Missouri is already saturated — and more rain is on the way. A formal flash flood potential statement is now in effect for this region, warning that an additional 1 to 3 inches of rainfall is…

HARRISBURG, PA — A dangerous combination of gusty winds and critically dry air is pushing Pennsylvania into elevated wildfire spread territory this afternoon, and state forecasters are issuing a clear and direct message to every resident from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia: now is not the time for outdoor burning, and any source of sparks could have…

GRAND JUNCTION, CO — Thunderstorms are already delivering damaging conditions across Colorado’s western slope this afternoon, and the worst of the day is still ahead. Wind reports in the 40 to 60 mph range have already come in from Montrose, Meeker, and Glenwood Springs, hail has been confirmed on the east side of Grand Junction,…

OMAHA, NE — The tornado threat across Kansas and Nebraska has increased sharply this afternoon, and the atmospheric setup now in place is serious enough that forecasters are tracking the potential for a strong tornado before the evening is over. A remnant mesoscale convective vortex — a rotating low-pressure system that survives after a cluster…

ATLANTA, GA — Two separate but connected weather threats are converging on different corners of the United States this month — and taken together, they paint a picture of a country entering a dangerous stretch of spring weather that demands attention from millions of residents across the South, the Southeast, the Northeast, and the southern…

BALTIMORE, MD — Crack the windows open tonight, Maryland — because this comfortable chill may be the last one you feel for a while. A refreshingly cool night is settling across the Baltimore Metro, Washington D.C. corridor, and the broader Maryland region, with overnight lows dropping into the low to mid 40s from Frederick west…

UNITED STATES — A continuing active severe weather pattern is set to bring another round of dangerous thunderstorms on Wednesday, stretching from Dallas and Oklahoma City through Tulsa, Wichita, Kansas City, St. Louis, Des Moines, and into Chicago as the storm system reloads across the Plains and Midwest. Storm Corridor Expands From Texas To Illinois…