Weather Report

NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND IOWA — Growing concern is emerging for a significant severe weather threat late Monday afternoon into Monday night across northern Illinois and Iowa, with the Storm Prediction Center already placing the region under a Level 3 Enhanced Risk at 30% probability for the Monday and Monday night period. A vigorous upper level…

ARKANSAS — Widespread storms are tracking southeast across Arkansas this Friday morning as of 7:30 AM, with radar showing an active and noisy storm band stretching from Fayetteville and Fort Smith southeastward through Clinton, Conway, and toward Little Rock and Jonesboro. The storms are delivering much-needed rainfall across the drought-stricken state while continuing southeast through…

SOUTHERN PLAINS — Severe storms capable of producing very large hail and damaging winds are expected Saturday afternoon April 25, 2026 across the Southern Plains, with the SPC Day 2 Outlook placing a Level 3 Enhanced Risk centered across the Tulsa and Oklahoma City corridor. The highest risk zone sits squarely over Oklahoma and southern…

ALABAMA — Three impact weather days are ahead for Alabama this week as a series of storm systems move through the state from Friday through Tuesday. Friday brings the first round of storms after 5 PM with a low severe risk, the weekend stays mostly manageable, and then Monday night into Tuesday morning emerges as…

SOUTHEAST AND CAROLINA COAST — A stormy Saturday is ahead across the Southeast and Carolina coastline as scattered and feisty storms push through the region with heavy rain, thunder, and frequent lightning at times. Radar shows an active storm band stretching from the Tennessee Valley through the Carolinas and down toward the Georgia and Florida…

NEBRASKA, IOWA, AND MINNESOTA — A Mesoscale Discussion has been issued indicating a Tornado Watch is likely soon for portions of Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas, and Missouri, with an 80% watch probability already assigned to the discussion. The Mesoscale Discussion covers a large red zone stretching from southern Minnesota through Iowa and into eastern Nebraska…

KENTUCKY — Thundershowers are possible across the entire state of Kentucky this Friday April 24, 2026 during the afternoon and evening hours, with the Severe Weather Outlook valid through April 25 placing Kentucky within the general thunderstorm zone. No real severe weather threat is expected with Friday’s activity, though very small hail and an occasional…

KANSAS AND SURROUNDING REGION — The Weather Channel TORCON index has been updated to its highest level of 5 for portions of Kansas including Metro Wichita as of 5:00 AM April 23, 2026, indicating a significant tornado threat developing later today. The TORCON remains at 4 across the broader Kansas and Nebraska corridor including Kansas…

NORTH CAROLINA — The drought across North Carolina is continuing to worsen according to the latest Drought Monitor update, with Extreme Drought now expanded across most of the mountains, foothills, and north and central parts of the state including from Raleigh northward. This is the worst drought in over 15 years for most areas, with…

ST. LOUIS, PADUCAH, AND SURROUNDING REGION — The Storm Prediction Center upgraded much of the St. Louis and Paducah region to a Level 3 Enhanced Risk for Monday April 27, 2026, as current data suggests this could be the most instability-rich severe weather setup of the entire season so far. The Severe Weather Outlook shows…