IOWA AND NORTHERN MISSOURI — What started as a small chance of snow mixing with rain has grown into a much larger and more noteworthy possibility for portions of Iowa and the surrounding region as May begins. A small storm system over Iowa is expected to intensify through tonight, bringing moderate to heavy showers late…
PLAINS AND MIDWEST — May is historically the most active and dangerous month for tornadoes across the United States, and the average tornado risk map for the month shows just how large a portion of the country falls within the threat zone. The greatest tornado risk during May is centered across the Southern and Central…
COLORADO AND FRONT RANGE — A significant storm system is spreading rain, snow, and thunderstorms across Colorado and the Front Range beginning Thursday afternoon, April 30, 2026, with precipitation lingering into Friday as upslope winds combine with a cold front and a storm system passing to the south. The main event kicks off around noon…
CAROLINAS AND GEORGIA — A wild and unseasonable weather setup is taking shape for Saturday, May 2, 2026, across the Carolinas and Georgia, combining a soaking rain event with the rare possibility of wet snow mixing in at higher mountain elevations. A widespread rain event will push through the region, especially south of Interstate 40,…
INDIANA — A widespread frost and freeze event is expected across much of Indiana over the next two nights, with Friday night into Saturday morning bringing the most dangerous conditions of the two-night stretch. Temperatures are forecast to drop to 30 to 33 degrees across a large freeze zone covering northern and central Indiana including…
SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA — Scattered showers are continuing to move across parts of Southeastern North Carolina this Thursday morning, April 30, 2026, with activity expected to persist in scattered fashion through the early afternoon hours. Radar imagery captured at 9:49 AM shows shower coverage concentrated across the Fayetteville, Wilmington, and Jacksonville corridors, with a more…
REGIONAL — A much-needed and sustained wet pattern is taking shape with strong indications that rain chances will keep coming through this weekend and well into next week. Saturday carries an 80 percent rain chance, followed by a 60 percent storm chance next Thursday and a 50 percent storm chance next Sunday, creating multiple windows…
FLORIDA — New drought numbers released today, Thursday, April 30, 2026, show worsening conditions across Florida with drought coverage increasing across all severity categories compared to last week. Every single county in Florida is now under some level of drought designation, with 100 percent of the state covered by at least D1 through D4 drought…
CENTRAL AND WEST TEXAS — The next batch of rain is on the move across West Texas this Thursday morning, April 30, 2026, tracking east southeast and bringing moderate rainfall with lightning into Central Texas south of Interstate 20. Radar imagery captured at 8:45 AM shows two primary storm tracks pushing toward the Dallas and…
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI — A complex of storms is expected to develop to the north and west this afternoon and push toward South Mississippi through the evening hours of Wednesday, April 29, 2026. If the storm complex holds together on its track southward, isolated damaging wind gusts and a quick spin-up tornado cannot be ruled out…