Author: Avery Hughes

TEXAS — A slow-moving storm system is expanding its reach across North and Central Texas, bringing an expanded marginal severe risk that could last well into Valentine’s night and even past midnight in some areas. Forecasters warn that showers and thunderstorms will intensify through Saturday morning, with the strongest activity expected by midday and into…

FLORIDA — Nearly the entire state is now under drought conditions, with updated data showing 99% of Florida classified as experiencing drought. Even more concerning, 85% of the state is in severe drought, and 43% has reached extreme drought levels, signaling intensifying stress on water supplies, agriculture, and wildfire risk heading deeper into the dry…

TEXAS — A slow-moving storm system is set to arrive early Saturday morning, bringing an increasing threat of showers and thunderstorms across much of the state. While the overall risk level remains classified as marginal, the strongest portion of the system is expected Saturday afternoon into early evening, when impacts could briefly intensify. According to…

NORTH CAROLINA — A cold front has pushed through the state, bringing a noticeable cooldown and a return to clearing skies for Thursday, February 12, 2026. After recent unsettled conditions, much of North Carolina is now settling into a quieter pattern with partly to mostly sunny skies and afternoon highs generally in the 40s and…

MICHIGAN — After weeks of persistent lake effect snow across parts of the state, February 12, 2026 is shaping up to be a much quieter winter day for most of Michigan. Forecast data shows only a narrow band of light lake effect snow, primarily focused near Munising in the Upper Peninsula, with much of the…

COLORADO — A second storm system is tracking out of northern New Mexico into southern Colorado Friday afternoon and night, continuing an active late-week weather pattern across the region. Mountain snow will increase again, while lower elevations east of the Continental Divide see scattered rain showers — with the potential for some areas to briefly…

UNITED STATES — A newly released ENSO outlook shows the current La Niña pattern weakening quickly, with forecasters signaling a transition to neutral conditions by spring and a possible shift into El Niño by summer or early fall. The latest projections indicate that La Niña’s influence — which has shaped weather patterns through much of…

TEXAS — Residents across west Texas, especially from Lubbock southward toward Midland, Big Spring, and Fort Stockton, are being urged to prepare for the possibility of hail-producing storms Friday night as a maturing system develops over the region. Forecast guidance indicates storms are expected to initiate by around 5 p.m. and continue for several hours…

OKLAHOMA — It’s 37 degrees right now in Tulsa, but long-range weather models are signaling a dramatic warm-up that could send temperatures well into the 70s — and possibly near 80 — in the coming stretch. After weeks of overnight lows in the 30s, this latest trend suggests a notable shift toward a much warmer…

SOUTH CAROLINA — Another earthquake was recorded northwest of Charleston around 9:00 PM, measuring magnitude 2.4, and is believed to be an aftershock connected to the magnitude 3.0 earthquake that struck Saturday. According to the location shown on the map, the epicenter appears centered near North Charleston and Summerville, with shaking most noticeable across parts…