Author: Avery Hughes

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…

CASPER, WYOMING — A powerful cold front is sweeping east across Wyoming and Nebraska Tuesday evening, bringing wind gusts exceeding 50 mph near Casper while rapidly dropping temperatures into the 20s and 30s behind the front. Weather radar shows scattered showers forming across the region as the system continues moving eastward, signaling a shift toward…

KANKAKEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS — A dangerous supercell thunderstorm moving across northeastern Illinois Tuesday evening triggered a Severe Thunderstorm Warning with radar-indicated hail up to 4 inches in diameter, placing several communities south of the Chicago metro area in the path of destructive weather. Radar imagery around 7:18 p.m. showed the storm intensifying near Bourbonnais and…

CENTRAL ILLINOIS — Drivers across central and northern Illinois may encounter heavier-than-usual traffic during the evening commute as large numbers of storm chasers and weather spotters converge across the region ahead of developing severe weather. Radar imagery from the KDVN Quad Cities radar site shows dozens of reporting storm chasers scattered across major Illinois communities,…

REAL COUNTY, TEXAS — A powerful and long-tracked supercell thunderstorm swept across the Texas Hill Country Tuesday evening, producing massive 4.5-inch “grapefruit-size” hail and triggering multiple tornado warnings as it advanced east toward populated counties near Austin. Weather radar around 7:19 p.m. showed the intense storm moving from the western Hill Country toward Gillespie, Blanco,…

MISSISSIPPI — Another round of strong to severe thunderstorms is expected to move across Mississippi late Wednesday, as a developing squall line pushes through the state and targets communities across the Pine Belt region during the evening hours. Forecasters say the storms are expected to reach parts of southern Mississippi between roughly 4 PM and…

GEORGIA — A severe thunderstorm warning with a “tornado possible” tag has moved into parts of metro Atlanta, prompting meteorologists to closely monitor a line of strong storms pushing through western Georgia. Radar imagery shows a powerful storm line stretching from areas near Carrollton and Buchanan through Franklin and Hogansville, with storms advancing toward the…