ALABAMA — Today is the calm before a busy week across Alabama, with Sunday bringing mainly sunny skies and highs in the low 80s before a significant two-wave storm pattern arrives midweek. Tuesday and Wednesday are both flagged as Impact Days, with strong to severe thunderstorms expected to affect much of the state during both…
OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS — A conditional severe weather risk is in place across Oklahoma and North Texas this Sunday evening, April 26, 2026, with the main threat window running from 5 PM through midnight. A strong capping inversion has suppressed storm development through much of the day, but the cap may weaken enough after…
CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA — Scattered showers are pushing through central and eastern sections of North Carolina this morning and into the early to mid afternoon hours, bringing light and spotty rainfall to communities including Raleigh, Greenville, Goldsboro, and Wilmington. Total rainfall across the state is expected to range from near zero to around…
NORTH TEXAS — The Storm Prediction Center has upgraded and expanded the severe weather risk across North Texas today, Sunday, April 26, 2026, with a Slight Risk now covering a broad area including Dallas, Fort Worth, Denton, Gainesville, and Sherman. Rogue supercells may initiate during the afternoon hours, carrying the potential for 2 to 4…
NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA — A round of severe storms is possible across north central Oklahoma after 2 PM this Sunday, April 26, 2026, developing along a warm front and dryline pushing through the region. The greatest risk corridor stretches from just west of Enid through Stillwater to Bartlesville, where an Enhanced Risk is in place…
WESTERN ARKANSAS — A low-probability but potentially dangerous severe weather scenario is possible across western Arkansas this Sunday evening, April 26, 2026, between 5 PM and 10 PM local time. Confidence in storms even forming and impacting the region remains low, with most of the area expected to stay dry through the night. However, if…
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS — A dangerous severe weather day is underway across the Central and Southern Plains today, Sunday, April 26, 2026, with very large hail, damaging winds, and a few strong tornadoes all on the table. The Storm Prediction Center’s categorical outlook places an Enhanced Risk covering a broad corridor from the Oklahoma…
ILLINOIS — A significant and potentially historic tornado outbreak is forecast across much of Illinois on Monday, April 27, 2026, beginning in the morning and lasting through the evening hours. The Storm Prediction Center has introduced a CIG2 designation for a large portion of the state, signaling a reasonable expectation for tornadoes of at least…
IOWA, ILLINOIS, AND MISSOURI — A widespread weather system is expected to bring intense thunderstorms to the middle Mississippi, Ohio, and Tennessee Valleys this Monday, April 27, with the highest risk centered across Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri under a Level 3 out of 5 Enhanced Risk designation. Individual rotating storms are likely to form early…
ILLINOIS — A severe weather and tornado outbreak is possible across Illinois Monday afternoon into Monday night, carrying the highest ceiling of the season so far for significant hazards across the state. Damaging wind gusts, very large hail, and long-tracked intense tornadoes rated EF-3 or stronger are all on the table, with the environment from…