WEATHER

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — The Storm Prediction Center has officially upgraded Monday’s severe weather risk to a Level 3 Enhanced Risk across parts of the Upper Midwest, and the outlook maps issued Sunday afternoon make clear that this is not a routine spring storm event. Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and northern Illinois are all inside a multi-threat…

BALTIMORE, MD — The summer heat gripping Baltimore and the broader mid-Atlantic region right now has an expiration date — and it is coming sooner than the temperatures outside might suggest. Upper-level atmospheric pattern data valid for Monday, April 20, 2026 shows a dramatic and decisive shift sweeping through the Northeast, with a powerful trough…

DALLAS, TX — The relentless spring storm pattern that has dominated the central United States through April is not finished yet. The latest Week 2 precipitation outlook, valid from April 20 through April 25, 2026, confirms that several more rounds of rain are on the way across a corridor stretching from Texas through Oklahoma, St….

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — The Upper Midwest is staring down what could become a tornado outbreak tomorrow, and the atmospheric setup driving that concern is serious enough that experienced storm chasers are already positioning for the event. A powerful warm front pushing through southern Minnesota into Wisconsin is creating the greatest corridor of tornado potential in…

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Two separate severe weather corridors are taking shape for tomorrow across the United States — one well-defined and officially upgraded, the other conditional but worth watching closely as better moisture and instability build along a critical atmospheric boundary. The clearest and most urgent signal belongs to Minnesota and Wisconsin, where the Storm…

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…