ARIZONA — A rare and unusual landsout tornado was reported Thursday afternoon near Three Points in Pima County, according to official data released by the National Weather Service, marking an uncommon January severe weather event for southern Arizona. The event occurred at 12:05 p.m. MST, roughly 5 miles north-northeast of Three Points, when a trained…
CALIFORNIA — Satellite imagery from Thursday afternoon shows noticeable breaks developing in the cloud cover across Southern California, signaling a drying trend as rain moves out of the region. The clearing is especially important for Los Angeles, where conditions are improving just hours ahead of the Rose Bowl game. According to the latest visible satellite…
FLORIDA — A developing storm pattern to start 2026 is placing parts of the Gulf Coast and coastal California under a marginal risk for severe weather, according to the latest Day 1 outlook data. While widespread severe storms are not expected, conditions are coming together for isolated thunderstorms capable of producing gusty winds, brief heavy…
INDIANA — Slick travel conditions developed across northern Indiana this afternoon as a fast-moving clipper system pushed through the region, dropping light snow that quickly accumulated on untreated roads and sidewalks, particularly around South Bend and nearby communities. Radar and surface observations show scattered snow showers spreading from northwest to northeast Indiana, with the most…
NEW YORK — A prolonged lake-effect snow setup is taking shape across the state as colder air flows over the Great Lakes, bringing the potential for significant, highly localized snowfall totals from Thursday morning through early Sunday, January 4. Forecast data shows a 10% chance of higher-end snowfall, with some communities east and southeast of…
FLORIDA — Another round of inland freezing temperatures impacted the state early today, with Southwest Florida waking up to upper 20s and low 30s in several interior locations. While the freeze footprint was smaller than earlier cold outbreaks this winter, the chill was still strong enough to bring widespread frost concerns and two consecutive freezing…
CALIFORNIA — Southern California is beginning 2026 under a surge of very heavy rainfall, with radar data showing widespread rain across much of the region and San Diego County and nearby desert areas receiving the highest totals so far, including several locations already exceeding 2 inches of rain since yesterday. Radar imagery shows persistent bands…
FLORIDA — A worsening drought pattern is tightening its grip across Florida, with newly released data showing that 83% of the state is now classified within D1–D4 drought levels, a sharp increase from 77% just one week ago, signaling rapidly deteriorating moisture conditions statewide. Drought Coverage Expands Across Nearly All of Florida Updated drought monitoring…
FLORIDA — A significant atmospheric pattern shift is setting up across the eastern United States beginning mid-next week, bringing a noticeable warmup to several states that have spent much of late December under persistent cold. Forecast data shows this flip taking shape around January 8–9 and lasting through approximately January 11, temporarily disrupting the winter…
MICHIGAN — The Great Lakes region is entering 2026 with overall ice cover sitting near the long-term seasonal average, but new data shows a sharp contrast between individual lakes, highlighting how uneven early-winter conditions have been across the basin. Great Lakes Ice Cover Snapshot to Start 2026 As of January 1, 2026, combined ice coverage…