Author: Olivia Frost

SCOTTSBORO, ALABAMA — A Dangerous Tornado-Warned Storm Is Moving Across Jackson County, A tornado warning was issued late Wednesday for Scottsboro, Alabama, as a fast-moving storm with strong, well-defined rotation crossed central Jackson County. Radar imagery showed a pronounced inbound–outbound velocity signature, indicating the potential for a developing or ongoing tornado embedded within the storm….

MARYLAND, VIRGINIA & WEST VIRGINIA — A significant wind event is expected to develop Friday afternoon across a large portion of the Mid-Atlantic, with forecasters warning of damaging gusts capable of downing trees, power lines, and unsecured outdoor items. Mid-Atlantic Braces for Damaging Winds on Friday According to the latest alerts issued by the National…

IOWA — Winter Storm Warnings Issued for the Quad Cities and Northern Iowa, A developing winter system is prompting Winter Storm Warnings across the Quad Cities region and northern Iowa, where forecasters warn of brief whiteout conditions, a rapid flash freeze, and snowfall totals approaching one inch. The National Weather Service updated its hazards map…

COLORADO — An extremely dangerous fire weather situation is unfolding across Colorado’s Front Range, with the Denver and Boulder metro areas at the center of what meteorologists are calling a historic and unprecedented threat. For the first time on record, a PDS (Particularly Dangerous Situation) Fire Weather Warning has been issued, signaling conditions capable of…

MINNESOTA — A new surge of arctic air is expected to sweep into the Upper Midwest on Thursday, bringing another round of dangerously cold temperatures across Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois. While this incoming system is not projected to be as severe as the recent weekend arctic blast, forecasters warn that subzero temperatures and pockets…

FLORIDA — A Sharp North–South Temperature Divide Sets Up Monday Morning, A powerful surge of cold air will sweep into northern Florida early Monday, producing some of the coldest readings the region has seen this season. The temperature gradient across the state will be unusually sharp, with the Florida Panhandle plunging into the low and…

PACIFIC NORTHWEST — A new and potentially more destructive round of atmospheric river rainfall is set to begin Monday, threatening communities across Washington and Oregon with flooding, landslides, road washouts, and dangerous travel conditions. Forecast models show this incoming plume of moisture as the third major atmospheric river event in just over a week, hitting…

ILLINOIS — A fast-moving Alberta Clipper has revealed one of the most dramatic snowfall gradients of the season, with satellite imagery showing a razor-sharp cutoff between areas that received significant accumulation and locations that saw almost nothing. The storm’s narrow band of heavier snow left parts of Illinois blanketed, while nearby regions in Missouri recorded…

ILLINOIS — A powerful surge of Arctic air is set to deliver one of the coldest mornings of the season on Monday, bringing widespread single-digit lows and record-challenging temperatures across Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. Forecast maps show that the core of the cold settles directly over the Midwest and Ohio Valley, driving temperatures far…

UNITED STATES — A broad swath of winter weather from the Midwest to the Northeast delivered a widespread stretch of accumulating snow over the past 24 hours, with thousands of reports submitted to National Weather Service offices by Sunday morning. The system tracked eastward across Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and into New…