WEATHER

CALIFORNIA — An unusually intense mid-March heatwave has taken hold across the Western United States, with California, Nevada, and Arizona already seeing multiple locations approach, tie, or break daily and even monthly temperature records as of March 17, 2026. New temperature data shows a widespread cluster of record-breaking readings across the West Coast and Desert…

UNITED STATES — A major severe weather event on March 16, 2026, stretching from North Carolina and Virginia through Pennsylvania and into New York, is now being closely analyzed—and despite public perception, data shows the Moderate Risk forecast was largely accurate, driven by widespread damaging winds rather than tornadoes. While many expected a larger tornado…

NORTH CAROLINA — A late-season winter system brought a notable burst of snowfall across the Southern Appalachian region, with new data from early March 17, 2026, revealing accumulations stretching across North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, particularly in higher elevations. Snowfall reports collected through 9 AM show a well-defined band of heavier snow cutting across the…

UNITED STATES — A powerful and far-reaching severe weather outbreak on March 15–16, 2026, delivered an intense wave of storms across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, and much of the Eastern United States, generating a staggering 689 combined severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings. The масштаб of this outbreak is highlighted by official totals, including 561…

IOWA — A striking contrast is emerging across the Midwest as winter transitions into spring, with new data revealing a sharp soil moisture divide across Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, and surrounding states. The pattern, driven largely by uneven snowfall distribution this past winter, is now setting the stage for very different spring conditions across the region….

UNITED STATES — As March comes to a close, a new early April 2026 weather pattern is beginning to take shape across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Mississippi, with forecast models signaling a renewed severe weather threat across the Southern Plains and Central United States. Long-range guidance shows conditions becoming increasingly favorable for strong storms and…

UNITED STATES — A recent severe weather outbreak across Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and Florida delivered hundreds of damaging wind reports, even as the anticipated tornado threat underperformed expectations. Data from March 15–17, 2026 shows that while tornado activity was limited, the overall storm system still produced significant impacts across the Southeast. Forecast verification maps reveal…

UNITED STATES — An early wave of hummingbird spring migration is already spreading across Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina, with new tracking data showing ruby-throated hummingbirds arriving sooner than usual in mid-March 2026. Meteorologists say a warmer-than-normal start to March has accelerated the migration timeline, bringing these birds into the Southeast earlier than expected….

UNITED STATES — A powerful shift in the late March to early April 2026 weather pattern is setting up across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana, with new forecast models highlighting a growing threat for severe thunderstorms and potential supercell development. Updated data for the period of March 31 through April 6, 2026 shows a concentrated…

UNITED STATES — A developing late March to early April 2026 weather pattern is placing Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee directly in the path of a growing severe storm threat, with meteorologists highlighting the Deep South and Tennessee Valley as the primary risk corridor. Forecast data updated on March 17, 2026 shows a concentrated zone…