Author: Avery Hughes

ARKANSAS — Arkansas is heading into what forecasters are calling the most active severe weather stretch of 2026, with a regional risk for severe weather expected every single day from Friday through Monday. Each day will likely feature a risk somewhere in the state with an all-hazard threat including tornadoes, hail, and strong winds. The…

TEXAS, ARKANSAS, AND MISSOURI — Severe weather will continue into Friday April 24, 2026 across a broad corridor covering Dallas, Little Rock, and Springfield Missouri, as another active stretch of severe weather pushes through the south-central United States. The Max Velocity Weather Severe Weather Outlook for Friday shows a 15% severe weather probability zone blanketing…

ARKANSAS, OKLAHOMA, AND NORTH TEXAS — A strong to severe storm threat is being watched for Friday across a broad corridor covering Arkansas, Oklahoma, and North Texas, with the risk currently appearing to be a daytime event rather than overnight. The Arkansas Weather Network Severe Outlook for Friday places a Low to Medium risk zone…

IOWA, MISSOURI, AND OKLAHOMA — Thursday April 23, 2026 is shaping up as the next significant severe weather day across a broad corridor stretching from southern Minnesota southward through Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, and into Oklahoma. All modes of severe weather are possible across this zone, with significant severe weather specifically flagged including strong EF-2 tornadoes,…

NEW ENGLAND — A cooler and quieter stretch of weather is settling into New England over the next few weeks following the warmth of last week, with no significant severe weather or wind events on the horizon. However, a few notable weather events are worth tracking, including a probable light rain and snow mix event…

NORTH TEXAS — Strong to severe storms are being watched for Friday and Saturday across North Texas as a dryline pushing in from West Texas and a front slowly sagging southward from Oklahoma combine to create an increasingly unstable atmosphere during the second half of both days. The Storm Prediction Center has already highlighted a…

HOUSTON, TEXAS — Widespread showers delivered significant rainfall across the Houston metro area this past weekend, with radar estimated totals showing heavy accumulations across a broad swath of the region as of April 19, 2026. The wet pattern is not finished yet, with ongoing rain chances expected to continue through the middle of this week…

NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND DELAWARE — A Freeze Warning is in effect tonight across virtually the entire tri-state region covering New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, with only the immediate beach communities excluded from the warning zone. The dramatic cold snap comes just four days after temperatures reached 90 degrees across the region, making this one…

ALABAMA AND DEEP SOUTH — Alabama and the Deep South have experienced a remarkably calm April so far as an upper ridge has kept severe storms and tornadoes well to the north and west. However, that calm period is not expected to last, with global models consistently signaling a pattern change that will bring active…

DENVER AND COLORADO FRONT RANGE — A warm and pleasant start to the week is underway across Denver and the Colorado Front Range on Monday April 20, 2026, with widespread upper 70s to mid-80s expected through at least Wednesday before an approaching cold front shifts the pattern heading into the weekend. Both the GFS and…