UNITED STATES — Severe weather returns today across parts of the Great Plains and Gulf Coast, with damaging winds, very large hail, and a tornado or two possible. The strongest storm window is expected between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. The highest highlighted risk zone is centered around Oklahoma and nearby parts of the southern…
COLORADO — Northwest flow will keep Colorado and nearby areas unsettled through the weekend, with very isolated showers today before more scattered showers and thunderstorms arrive Saturday and Mother’s Day. The best storm chances today stay toward the far northeast plains, western Nebraska, and western Kansas. A few stronger storms are possible Saturday across northeast…
HOUSTON, TEXAS — Rain chances return to the Houston area Friday and Saturday after several calmer days, with scattered showers and possibly a few stronger thunderstorms possible. The activity is expected to be hit or miss, meaning not every neighborhood will see the same rainfall. Forecast rainfall totals generally show around 1 inch near Houston,…
ARKANSAS — Friday is shaping up to be a warmer and mostly quiet weather day across Arkansas after a cool morning start. Afternoon temperatures are expected to rise into the 70s and low 80s statewide. While most areas stay dry, far western and northwest Arkansas are being monitored for a chance of evening storms, with…
NORTH CAROLINA — Showers and thunderstorms continue moving across North Carolina as of the 9:53 AM Thursday update on May 7, 2026, with the heaviest and most impactful rainfall now focused across Central and Eastern NC. Some rain could be heavy at times across the Raleigh, Fayetteville, Goldsboro, and Tarboro corridors, leading to localized flooding…
GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA — One final push of heavy rain is moving through Georgia and the Upstate South Carolina corridor on Thursday morning, May 7, 2026, with the system expected to clear out over the next couple of hours. Radar is showing intense yellow and orange returns across Athens, Toccoa, Batesville, Anderson, Clemson, and…
FLORIDA PANHANDLE — A Tornado Warning has been issued for the Florida Panhandle as a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over De Funiak Springs, moving east at 60 mph on Thursday morning, May 7, 2026. The warning polygon covers a broad red zone stretching from De Funiak Springs eastward through Walcan,…
EAST COAST — Another significant blast of colder air is heading into the East Coast region during the May 11 through May 15, 2026 timeframe, bringing temperatures running 10 to 15 or more degrees below average across a broad zone stretching from the Great Lakes through the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. European ensemble modeling initialized May…
MISSISSIPPI — An update out of Mississippi following Wednesday’s devastating tornado outbreak on May 6, 2026 confirms around 500 homes damaged and at least 17 people injured across the state. In what could have been far worse given the intensity and coverage of the tornado event, no confirmed fatalities have been reported as of Thursday…
SOUTH MOBILE COUNTY, ALABAMA — A Tornado Warning is active for parts of South Mobile County, Alabama on Thursday morning, May 7, 2026, valid until 9:30 AM CDT. The warning covers a population of 25,128 residents across the warned area including Theodore, Grand Bay, Bayou La Batre, Bellefontaine, and Tillmans Corner. Eight schools fall within…