Weather

An area of low pressure hanging out across the Great Lakes will bring cold air and wintry weather to the northern tier of the country this week.  SEVERE STORM DAMAGES BUILDINGS IN FLORIDA PANHANDLE The Northern Plains, parts of the Rockies and the Midwest will see a snowy pattern with the potential for measurable snow […]

The 2021 hurricane season is projected to surpass the “typical” year with as many as 17 named storms. According to the Insurance Information Institute, a “typical year” has 12 named storms, six hurricanes and three major hurricanes but experts from Colorado State University predict 17 named tropical storms will form, eight of which will become hurricanes […]

A slow-moving cold front that is drifting across the middle of the country will spread rain from the Great Lakes to the Ohio Valley over the next couple of days.   Further south, moisture from the Gulf of Mexico increases the chance for severe weather conditions along the frontal boundary.   On Friday, an enhanced risk of severe weather – which includes tornado, wind and […]

A low-pressure system that is slowly moving through the Mississippi Valley over the next couple of days is likely to bring moderate to heavy rain along with severe storms across the southern U.S.   The Storm Prediction Center has issued an enhanced risk of severe weather — including tornado, wind and hail threats — over the Lower Mississippi Valley for this afternoon into tonight.   These risks are centered over southeastern Arkansas […]

A low-pressure system and cold front that is slowly moving across the Central U.S. will produce widespread rain and thunderstorms from the Southern and Central Plains to the Mississippi Valley and into the upper Midwest.   The Storm Prediction Center has issued a slight risk of severe weather including hail and strong winds over the Central Plains on Tuesday and Tuesday night.  On Wednesday, the threat shifts southeast […]

The week begins with another day of potentially record-breaking warmth across the Southwest and parts of the Central U.S.   Temperatures will approach 100 degrees in the Southwest and get into the 80s as far north as South Dakota and Minnesota. That warmth continues and shifts slightly to the east on Tuesday.   High temperatures for Monday, April 5. (Fox News) Otherwise, the heat combined […]

A surface pressure system following a cold front is driving unseasonably cold temperatures into the eastern half of the U.S. on Friday and Saturday.   Temperatures are forecast to be 15 to 25 degrees below average, with a number of daytime record lows broken.  Freeze advisories currently in effect Friday. (Fox News) Freeze advisories have been issued from Oklahoma into the Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee Valleys […]

A strong cold front that will move across the Central U.S. and then into the East over the next few days will be the focus of heavy rain, strong thunderstorms and even measurable springtime snow for the Northeast.   Today, that front will enhance strong winds for the Northern and Central Plains. Temperatures will also drop behind it. Those winds combined […]

The system that brought strong storms and flooding across the Mid-South and the East is now moving offshore.   Winds will still be very gusty over the Northeast as the system exits with residual rain and snow showers.  The national forecast for Monday, March 29. (Fox News) High winds will be the biggest weather story today stretching from the Rockies […]

Forecasters are warning Monday that parts of Tennessee will see “heavy rain” in the next few days following devastating flooding over the weekend that left four people dead in Nashville.  The showers and thunderstorms expected to move through the state starting Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday have prompted the National Weather Service to issue flood warnings and advisories for more than two dozen counties.   “The current forecast shows total rainfall amounts of 1 […]