Weather Report

FLORIDA — Florida’s daily storm season officially kicks off today, Sunday, with numerous downpours expected across the western and central half of the state bringing much-needed rainfall to a region sitting 15 inches in the hole since September. Rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches are expected in the heaviest downpours, with isolated spots potentially…

NEBRASKA — Two days of violent and life-threatening severe weather are unfolding across the central Plains and upper Midwest, with TORCON 7 values centered over Sioux City, Omaha, and Norfolk today representing an extreme tornado threat. Supercells firing this afternoon and evening will produce baseball size hail, intense EF3-plus tornadoes, and hurricane-force winds from embedded…

FLORIDA — Rain and storms are firing across central and western portions of the Florida peninsula Sunday, fueled by a classic Atlantic high pushing Gulf sea breeze moisture inland. Southern areas including Naples, Miami, and Tampa are seeing the earliest activity starting late morning into early afternoon, with coverage expanding northward through Orlando, Gainesville, and…

CENTRAL PLAINS — A rare and extremely dangerous Level 4 out of 5 severe weather risk has been issued for Monday, May 18, 2026, centered over Wichita and Kansas City — a designation that does not appear often this early in the forecast cycle for the Central Plains. Intense tornadoes and giant hail are likely…

COLORADO — A complex and active weather pattern is unfolding across Colorado and surrounding region Sunday through Monday, with severe storm risk north of I-70 across the NE plains, Wyoming, and Nebraska while high fire danger grips far southern Colorado and SW Kansas. Monday brings the main storm system with rain, mountain snow, strong winds,…

ARKANSAS — A warm, humid, and breezy Sunday is underway across Arkansas with temperatures pushing easily into the upper 80s and low 90s statewide this afternoon. Moisture is filling in across the region creating humid conditions from north to south, while winds gust up to 20 mph through the day. Spotty storm chances exist through…

NORTHEAST — After a stretch of heatwave conditions, a chilly and wet pattern is moving into the Northeast heading into Memorial Day weekend, with below normal temperatures forecast across the region from May 22 through May 26. The temperature outlook covers a broad area from Cleveland and Buffalo through Philadelphia, Washington, and Boston with below…

NEBRASKA — A severe weather outbreak is expected today, May 17, 2026, with the background environment strongly supporting EF-2 tornadoes especially across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa including the Sioux Falls area. Very large hail and destructive straight line winds will also be common occurrences with today’s storms across the outlined risk zone. Have radios…

MICHIGAN — Monday’s severe weather picture is coming into sharper focus for Michigan, with the upper peninsula and portions of western lower Michigan carrying the best chance for significant severe weather during the late afternoon and evening hours on May 18, 2026. Damaging winds and large hail are the primary concerns, while any tornado risk…

NEBRASKA — Tornado threat levels are escalating rapidly across the central Plains and upper Midwest through this dangerous multi-day severe weather event. Saturday carries a TORCON 3 across Nebraska, Kansas, and Colorado, Sunday jumps to a TORCON 5 centered over Grand Island and Omaha, and Monday is expected to reach at least TORCON 5 or…