WEATHER

TEXAS — A Tornado Watch (#2) is in effect across large portions of the Lower Mississippi Valley, impacting eastern Texas, northern and central Louisiana, western and southern Mississippi, and parts of southern Arkansas, as a powerful storm system continues to move through the region overnight. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) says severe thunderstorms remain possible…

TEXAS / MISSISSIPPI / ALABAMA / TENNESSEE — A Moderate Risk (Level 3 of 4) for excessive rainfall is in effect Friday, January 9, as a powerful storm system brings widespread heavy rain and a high threat of flash flooding across the western Gulf Coast and Lower Mississippi Valley, including eastern Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, and…

MISSOURI — A fast-moving but potentially dangerous severe weather setup is unfolding across parts of the Lower Missouri Valley and Mid-South early Friday, as a powerful line of storms moves east with damaging winds and a brief tornado threat. While the overall event is short-lived, forecasters warn that the next 1–2 hours could bring significant…

CALIFORNIA – For the first time in nearly 25 years, not a single square mile of California is classified as dry on the U.S. Drought Monitor, marking a historic turning point for a state that has spent decades cycling through drought emergencies and partial recoveries. According to the latest drought map, California has fully exited…

NEW YORK – A fast-moving cold front sweeping across Western and Central New York on Friday could bring a short-lived but potentially damaging burst of wind, with some high-resolution forecast models indicating gusts as high as 60 to 70 miles per hour in parts of the region, including Rochester, Buffalo, Batavia, Albion, Hilton, and surrounding…

ILLINOIS — A fast-moving cold front is pushing east across the Midwest and Ohio Valley Thursday evening, triggering a narrow but intense line of thunderstorms from Illinois into Indiana, Ohio, and northern Kentucky. Forecast data shows storms strengthening briefly as they move east, with damaging straight-line winds emerging as the primary concern. While the overall…

UNITED STATES — The latest Storm Prediction Center (SPC) outlook shows little change in the overall severe weather setup for Friday, with a broad Slight Risk (Level 2) continuing from eastern Texas through Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, western Tennessee, and into parts of the lower Ohio Valley. While some model guidance suggests a slightly weaker low-level…

MISSISSIPPI — A developing storm system is expected to bring severe weather and dangerous flash flooding across much of Mississippi on Friday, with impacts beginning before dawn and continuing through Friday night, according to updated outlooks and local National Weather Service briefings. Forecast data shows a Slight Risk (Level 2 of 5) for severe storms…

CHICAGO – A developing storm system sweeping across parts of the Midwest and Lower Mississippi Valley Thursday evening is failing to organize into a significant severe weather outbreak, with meteorologists noting very limited instability despite strong wind shear across the region. Radar imagery and atmospheric analysis show storms stretching from southeast Missouri through Arkansas and…

MISSISSIPPI — A broad but organized storm system is expected to move from the lower Mississippi Valley into the Ohio Valley on Friday, placing multiple states under a marginal risk for severe weather, according to the latest SPC Day 1 Outlook. While this is not a high-end outbreak scenario, conditions will support pockets of strong…