Author: Avery Hughes

COLORADO — A messy and impactful storm system is marching across Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska Monday, May 18, 2026, bringing a combination of significant snowfall, rain, thunderstorms, gusty winds, and high fire danger simultaneously across different zones. The I-80 corridor from Rock Springs to Cheyenne faces significant snowfall and travel impacts through 7 PM, Colorado…

CENTRAL ILLINOIS — The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for central Illinois until 9:15 AM CDT, with severe thunderstorms producing 60 mph wind gusts moving east at 40 mph through the Peoria corridor. Storms were located along a line from near Trivoli to 7 miles west of Manito to…

NEBRASKA — A significant severe weather threat remains in place for Monday, May 18, 2026 across Nebraska and southwest Iowa despite last night’s storms helping to quell the threat slightly. The primary window runs from roughly 4 PM to 10 PM, starting near the Kansas border and lifting northward through the Omaha metro through the…

ARKANSAS — A warm and breezy Monday is on tap across Arkansas with temperatures climbing into the mid to upper 80s statewide and wind gusts reaching 20 to 30 mph through the afternoon. Rain chances remain low for most of the state today, but that changes significantly heading into Tuesday when a more active storm…

NEBRASKA — A confirmed tornado has been located near Gretna, Nebraska moving northeast at 30 mph, placing western Omaha communities in immediate danger. The tornado warning polygon covers Elkhorn, Boys Town, Chalco, La Vista, Papillion, and Ralston as the dangerous storm tracks toward the western edges of the Omaha metro area. Western communities of Omaha…

OKLAHOMA — A dangerous two-day severe weather outbreak is targeting Oklahoma and Texas this week, with Monday carrying the most extreme threat including EF2 to EF4 tornadoes, baseball size hail, and wind gusts reaching 80 mph across the outlined pink risk zone. Tuesday brings a second round focused across Texas with tennis ball size hail,…

FLORIDA — Florida’s daily storm season officially kicks off today, Sunday, with numerous downpours expected across the western and central half of the state bringing much-needed rainfall to a region sitting 15 inches in the hole since September. Rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches are expected in the heaviest downpours, with isolated spots potentially…

NEBRASKA — Two days of violent and life-threatening severe weather are unfolding across the central Plains and upper Midwest, with TORCON 7 values centered over Sioux City, Omaha, and Norfolk today representing an extreme tornado threat. Supercells firing this afternoon and evening will produce baseball size hail, intense EF3-plus tornadoes, and hurricane-force winds from embedded…

FLORIDA — Rain and storms are firing across central and western portions of the Florida peninsula Sunday, fueled by a classic Atlantic high pushing Gulf sea breeze moisture inland. Southern areas including Naples, Miami, and Tampa are seeing the earliest activity starting late morning into early afternoon, with coverage expanding northward through Orlando, Gainesville, and…

CENTRAL PLAINS — A rare and extremely dangerous Level 4 out of 5 severe weather risk has been issued for Monday, May 18, 2026, centered over Wichita and Kansas City — a designation that does not appear often this early in the forecast cycle for the Central Plains. Intense tornadoes and giant hail are likely…