MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS — Monday April 27, 2026 is shaping up as a day that needs to be watched very closely across Missouri, Illinois, and surrounding areas as the active severe weather stretch continuing through the week shifts eastward back into the region. All modes of significant severe weather are likely, with a Level 3…
EASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA — A significant severe weather outbreak is unfolding today April 23, 2026 across the central Plains into the Upper Midwest, with the greatest concern focused on eastern Kansas into far northern Oklahoma where conditions are most favorable for strong tornadoes, very large hail of 2 to 3 inches or greater,…
ARKANSAS — A noisy and potentially strong thunderstorm complex is expected to move southeast into Arkansas very late Thursday night and into early Friday morning, with the Arkansas Weather Network Futurecast showing significant storm activity across the northwestern portion of the state by 6:30 AM Friday. Strong winds, hail, and a tornado warning or two…
CENTRAL UNITED STATES — Severe weather chances will increase significantly across the central United States on Thursday April 23, 2026, as a Slight Risk Level 2 out of 5 is in place for a broad corridor covering major cities including Wichita, Omaha, Kansas City, Des Moines, and Minneapolis. The Categorical Outlook issued by Max Velocity…
SOUTHWEST IOWA, KANSAS, AND OKLAHOMA — A sharp dryline setting up Thursday April 23, 2026 will serve as the focal point for a significant tornado threat across southwest Iowa and Kansas after 5 PM, with a Conditional Impact Guidance designation of EF-2 potential highlighted for the core risk zone. Storms may initially develop as supercells…
INDIANA, MICHIGAN, AND OHIO — A Lights Out Alert has been issued for Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio as the migration highway moves directly overhead Thursday night April 23, 2026, bringing what could be the first massive migration night of the season for the three-state region. BirdCast data produced by Purdue University is forecasting 300 plus…
SOUTH GEORGIA — South Georgia is facing a critical wildfire situation Wednesday April 22, 2026 as drought conditions and gusty winds continue fueling rapidly spreading blazes across the region. Two significant fires are driving the emergency, with the Pineland Road Fire in Clinch County exploding to over 16,000 acres and the Highway 82 Fire in…
INDIANA — Scattered thunderstorms are expected again this afternoon and evening across Indiana along a stationary boundary draped across the region, with the storm window running from noon through midnight Wednesday April 22. A few storms may be strong with gusty winds and small hail, though widespread severe weather is not expected and not everyone…
MIDWEST AND NORTHEAST — A late season arctic blast is on track to move through the Midwest and Northeast at the end of April into the beginning of May, bringing a dramatic cold air intrusion that will send temperatures plummeting well below seasonal norms for the time of year. The GFS model 500mb height anomaly…
MIDWEST AND OHIO VALLEY — Scattered severe storms are possible today Wednesday April 22, 2026 across a broad corridor of the Midwest and Ohio Valley, though severe weather chances remain on the lower end overall. The Categorical Outlook issued by Max Velocity Weather shows a Marginal Risk as the maximum risk level for today, covering…