Author: Avery Hughes

CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND TEXAS PANHANDLE — A conditional and uncertain severe weather threat exists today across a corridor stretching from central Nebraska southward into the Texas Panhandle, but storm formation itself remains the biggest question mark. Moisture is lacking and the cap is somewhat strong, meaning storms may not even develop despite wind profiles and…

ALABAMA — Forecast confidence is increasing for a significant rainfall event across Alabama this weekend, with the best storm window now coming into focus as Friday night through early Saturday morning. The 7-day total rainfall forecast valid through April 28, 2026 shows impressive accumulations across the northern half of the state, with Birmingham and Huntsville…

NORTHERN INDIANA — A few thunderstorms are possible later this evening across northern Indiana, with some storms capable of gusty winds and small hail after 6 PM EDT. Severe weather is not expected with tonight’s activity, but a Risk 1 designation has been issued for the northern tier of the state including Gary, South Bend,…

MICHIGAN — A massive bird migration event is underway across the United States this week, with BirdCast estimating a staggering 723 million birds expected to be in flight across the country over the next three nights. For Michigan specifically, Wednesday night April 22 is the single biggest migration night of the stretch, with AeroEco Lab…

DENVER AND COLORADO FRONT RANGE — A warm and mostly dry Tuesday gives way to a significant pattern change beginning Wednesday as a cold front pushes into Colorado, bringing rain and mountain snow west of the Continental Divide and isolated strong thunderstorms capable of gusty winds, lightning, and hail along the dryline across the far…

OKLAHOMA, NORTH TEXAS, AND ARKANSAS — The Storm Prediction Center has highlighted a Slight Risk for severe storms late afternoon into the evening hours this Saturday across a broad corridor covering Oklahoma, North Texas, and Arkansas. A dryline pushing in from West Texas combined with a disturbance and frontal boundary will interact with strong instability…

SOUTHERN MINNESOTA, KANSAS, AND OKLAHOMA — A significant severe weather day is shaping up for Thursday April 23, 2026 across a corridor stretching from southern Minnesota through Kansas and into Oklahoma. Supercells producing very large hail over 2 inches are expected to be the dominant storm mode during the daytime hours, with the potential for…

IOWA, NEBRASKA, AND KANSAS — Severe thunderstorms capable of very large hail and damaging winds are possible across a broad corridor of the central United States this Thursday April 23, 2026, as the SPC Day 3 Outlook places a significant portion of the Plains and Midwest under an elevated severe weather risk. The highest risk…

SOUTHERN PLAINS AND MIDWEST — A significant multiday severe weather outbreak is taking shape across the Southern Plains and Midwest from Thursday April 23 through Monday April 27, with all modes of severe weather possible across different regions on each day of the five-day period. Strong tornadoes, large hail greater than 2 inches, and damaging…

ALABAMA — A multi-day severe weather threat is developing for Alabama this week, with the most significant long-range concern centered on Monday April 27 when the NOAA Storm Prediction Center Day 7 Outlook places a significant portion of Alabama including Birmingham and areas to the north in a 15 to 29% risk area for severe…