GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA — A Tornado Watch has been issued for much of South Carolina and parts of Georgia until 1 PM, as a strong line of thunderstorms moves across the Southeast bringing heavy rain, gusty winds, and the potential for isolated tornadoes. Forecasters say the watch was issued because conditions are favorable for tornado…
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA — A large cluster of thunderstorms continued pushing across southeastern Louisiana and southern Mississippi late Tuesday night, bringing heavy rain, lightning, and localized tornado concerns across communities from New Orleans to Hattiesburg. Meteorologists reviewing the latest radar data around 10:23 p.m. reported that numerous storms were still active across the region, though…
HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI — A dangerous line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing multiple tornadoes was moving across far southern Mississippi and southeast Louisiana, prompting urgent warnings for residents along the storm’s path. Weather radar showed several tornado-warned storms embedded within a powerful squall line moving east at around 30 mph, placing several communities under immediate…
LAKE VILLAGE, INDIANA — The National Weather Service in Chicago has confirmed that a powerful tornado that caused destruction across northwestern Indiana has been preliminarily rated EF-3, with estimated peak wind speeds reaching 150 mph. The tornado tracked from southwest of Kankakee, Illinois, moving northeast toward Roselawn, Indiana, with the town of Lake Village suffering…
CHINOOK PASS SUMMIT, WASHINGTON — A powerful windstorm driven by a strong jet stream slammed into the Pacific Northwest Wednesday evening, producing an extreme 126 mph wind gust at Chinook Pass Summit in the Cascade Mountains. The dramatic wind reading was recorded at the Chinook Pass wind gauge located around 6,240 feet in elevation, highlighting…
GREELEY, COLORADO — A sharp cold front dropping south out of Wyoming and Nebraska is sweeping through northern Colorado, bringing gusty winds, rapidly falling temperatures, and a developing band of rain and snow across parts of the region. Conditions behind the front have already turned noticeably colder, with temperatures dropping into the 20s and 30s…
EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA — New high-resolution weather model guidance is shifting the highest severe weather threat toward eastern Pennsylvania, where strong thunderstorms could bring damaging wind gusts above 70 mph, large hail, and isolated tornadoes later in the day. Meteorologists say the evolving setup still carries uncertainty, but the environment developing across the state is becoming…
WEST MICHIGAN — A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for several counties across western Michigan Tuesday night, placing millions of residents under alert for potentially dangerous storms capable of producing apple-size hail, wind gusts up to 75 mph, and frequent lightning. The watch includes Allegan, Barry, Kalamazoo, Kent, Muskegon, Ottawa, and Van Buren counties…
RIO FRIO, TEXAS — A developing line of severe thunderstorms across the Texas Hill Country Tuesday evening produced grapefruit-size hail while organizing into a larger storm system expected to push east toward Waco, Temple, and Killeen over the next several hours. Radar imagery around 8 p.m. showed multiple storms intensifying west of the Interstate 35…
INDIANA BORDER — A dangerous supercell thunderstorm producing massive hailstones and a reported tornado on the ground was moving toward the Indiana state line Tuesday evening, prompting serious concern for communities in the storm’s path. Storm chasers tracking the system reported extremely large hail that was powerful enough to shatter a vehicle windshield, highlighting the…