Weather Report

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…

ARKANSAS — A warm and humid Friday is in store across Arkansas with high temperatures climbing into the 70s and 80s statewide, accompanied by scattered shower and thunder chances that will remain possible through the day. Overnight showers have already been observed across portions of the state, and that scattered activity is expected to continue…

SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES — Widespread rainfall coverage is sweeping across the Southeast on Thursday, May 21, 2026, continuing a multi-day pattern that has been impacting the region for several consecutive days. The rainfall footprint stretches from Memphis and Jackson through Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, the Carolinas, and down through the Florida peninsula, with the heaviest and…

MICHIGAN — Peak bird migration is underway across Michigan and the broader United States this weekend, with more than 600 million migrating birds expected over the next three nights nationwide and over 11 million estimated across Michigan alone. Estimated bird counts for the state sit at 6.7 million on the night of May 21 and…

CAROLINAS AND MID-ATLANTIC — A stormy afternoon and evening is shaping up across the Carolinas and Mid-Atlantic region on Thursday, May 21, 2026, as scattered storms begin popping up through the afternoon hours before transitioning into overnight rain and thunder. Experimental 3km composite reflectivity valid at 21z Thursday shows widespread storm development stretching from the…

EASTERN COLORADO — A severe weather setup is in focus across the high plains of eastern Colorado on Thursday, May 21, 2026, where at least a couple of supercells are possible capable of producing all hazard modes. The overall risk is rated at Level 2 out of 5, with high-based hailers expected to be the…

HOUSTON AND SURROUNDING REGION — A fresh round of storms is moving into the greater Houston region on Thursday, May 21, 2026, targeting areas south of the city including southern Brazoria County, which has already absorbed significant rainfall in recent days. Friday storms will remain more scattered, but the threat escalates considerably heading into Memorial…

COLORADO AND SURROUNDING REGION — A potent storm system pinwheeling across Wyoming on Thursday, May 21, 2026, is setting the stage for scattered strong to severe thunderstorms across Colorado and the surrounding region, with the greatest threat focused east of I-25 including eastern Colorado and western Kansas after 2PM. Damaging winds, large hail, and a…