Author: Avery Hughes

COLORADO — A significant and multi-day precipitation event is unfolding across Colorado from Monday through Wednesday, May 4 to 6, 2026, bringing heavy mountain snow, travel impacts, and power outage potential across a wide area. A cold front dropping in Monday afternoon kicks off the event, with showers and storms ramping up after 1 to…

ARKANSAS — A warm and windy Monday is in store for Arkansas on May 4, 2026, with temperatures climbing into the low to mid 80s statewide and wind gusts of 20 to 30 mph expected for most areas. Higher elevations could see gusts exceeding 40 mph through the afternoon hours. Severe weather potential is already…

KANSAS AND OKLAHOMA — A hail potential exists today, Monday May 4, 2026, across a broad multi-state zone stretching from Kansas and Oklahoma through the Midwest along an advancing cold front. The primary threat window runs from 5 PM to 11 PM across the risk area. While most hail will remain pocket change size across…

MICHIGAN — Michigan is home to roughly 12,000 black bears, sparking widespread conversation after recent sightings in west Michigan surprised many residents. An estimated 10,000 bears live across the Upper Peninsula while 2,000 roam the Lower Peninsula. Many Michigan residents had no idea bears even existed in their state until these recent sightings brought the…

COLORADO — An impactful storm system is growing in probability for Colorado from Monday through Wednesday, May 4 to 6, 2026. Heavy mountain snow, travel impacts, and possible power outages are expected along and east of the Continental Divide. A cold front Monday night and a western trough Tuesday will phase together late Tuesday into…

SOUTH TEXAS — A beneficial push of water is moving down the Atascosa River into the Frio and Nueces river systems following the recent heavy rainfall event that dropped 2 to 5 inches across South Texas. Current river flow data is showing dramatically above normal readings at key gauges along the Atascosa corridor, with the…

TEXAS — A significant pattern change is on the horizon for Texas as an upper level low approaching from the west is set to bring increasing storm chances heading into next weekend. A shortwave disturbance ahead of the main system will begin lifting rain chances as early as late Friday night, with conditions turning progressively…

SOUTH CENTRAL — Strong to severe storms are likely Tuesday evening, May 5, 2026, across a dangerous corridor stretching from north Texas through Arkansas and into the Memphis Tennessee area. The SPC Day 3 outlook updated at 4:03 AM ET on May 3 places the highest risk at Level 2 of 5, with a Level…

MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS — A low end severe weather chance is in play across eastern Missouri and western Illinois on Sunday evening, May 3, 2026, as a weak atmospheric wave kicks off some elevated storm development through the 6 PM to midnight window. The threat is not a major setup by any measure, but a…

SOUTH CENTRAL — Supercell thunderstorms carrying very large hail, damaging winds, and a couple of tornadoes are possible across a broad corridor stretching from Dallas, Texas through Memphis, Tennessee on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. The categorical outlook updated at 4:38 AM ET on May 3 places the highest risk inside a Slight Risk zone covering…