HAWAII — A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Hawaii on Saturday, May 23, 2026, occurring at a depth of 22 kilometers or 14 miles due to oblique reverse faulting on the Big Island. The Tsunami Warning Center has confirmed no tsunami has been generated from this event, offering significant relief for coastal communities across the Hawaiian…
COLORADO AND SURROUNDING REGION — A warming trend is underway across Colorado and the surrounding region on Saturday, May 23, 2026, but enough moisture is present to spark widely scattered afternoon and evening storms across multiple zones. Gusty winds and lightning are the primary risks statewide, while the far eastern plains including far eastern Colorado,…
ARKANSAS — A line of storms, some severe, is moving into western Arkansas Saturday morning and will push eastward across the state over the next one to two hours, with the strongest cells already impacting the southwest Arkansas and Texarkana corridor. Damaging winds are the primary severe threat, though the overall risk remains low and…
NORTH CAROLINA AND SURROUNDING REGION — Scattered showers are moving along the North Carolina coast Friday morning, expected to continue on and off through around lunchtime before drier conditions settle in for the afternoon and evening along the coast. Inland and into western North Carolina, only a few isolated showers are occurring this morning, with…
NORTH AND NORTHWEST GEORGIA — Severe storms are possible across north and northwest Georgia later today and through the evening hours of Friday, May 22, 2026, with damaging wind gusts as the primary threat and a brief tornado possible mainly during the evening. The severe threat zone covers a broad corridor including Atlanta, Gainesville, Carrollton,…
WESTERN CAROLINAS AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA — Round after round of heavy rain is increasing the flash flood risk across the western Carolinas and Upstate South Carolina this evening, with repeated storms tracking over the same locations capable of piling up several inches of rain into the overnight hours. Not every location will flood, but…
CENTRAL ALABAMA — A late May severe weather setup is in play across central Alabama on Friday, May 22, 2026, as ingredients capable of producing a severe wind gust or brief low-intensity tornado move through the region by 2PM. This is not a guaranteed severe day but the threat is real enough that residents across…
COLORADO AND SURROUNDING REGION — A weak shortwave moving across the region on Friday, May 22, 2026, is delivering a mixed bag of weather conditions across Colorado and Wyoming, ranging from scattered afternoon thunderstorms along the Front Range and I-25 corridor to mountain snow above 9000 feet and residual morning showers diminishing across the eastern…
HOUSTON AND SOUTH TEXAS — A serious and escalating flood threat is building across the Houston area and broader South Texas region heading into the weekend, with a Stage 2 flood alert remaining active through at least Monday as rain and storm chances ramp up significantly from Saturday night onward. The 168-hour MRMS multi-sensor precipitation…
CENTRAL UNITED STATES — A multi-zone severe weather setup is active across several states on Friday, May 22, 2026, with distinctly different hazard profiles threatening the Texas Panhandle, central Kentucky through Tennessee, and eastern Nebraska simultaneously. The Texas Panhandle carries the highest risk at Level 2 with very large hail of 2 inches or greater…