Wednesday could see intense tornadoes and a potential tropical storm
Forecasters will remain busy this week as two concurrent stories unfold at the same time. We’re watching a budding tropical system in the Gulf that’s likely to bring widespread flash flooding to portions of the south over the next…
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Flooding rains expected as tropical disturbance meanders in the Gulf
A tropical disturbance in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico will fuel repeated rounds of heavy rain over a large swath of the southern U.S. over the next couple of days. This sizable area of unsettled weather will tap into a vast reserve of atmospheric…
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The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season begins
The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on Monday, kicking off the six-month period of the year most favorable to the development of tropical storms and hurricanes. Seasonal Outlooks Forecasters with both NOAA and Colorado State University…
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El Niño could dictate this year’s hurricane seasons, but it’s not a sure thing
NOAA recently released its outlooks for the 2026 hurricane seasons across the Atlantic, eastern Pacific, and central Pacific basins. The outlooks are in line with forecasts of a strengthening El Niño pattern heading into the upcoming summer and…
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Plenty of heavy rain on the way through the holiday weekend, thank goodness
The atmosphere sometimes has a twisted sense of humor. We go months without beneficial rain across the southern and eastern United States, and then we get a long slog of daily rainfall chances just in time for the unofficial kickoff of the summer season.…
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Beneficial rain on the way this week for drought-stricken parts of the south
A slow-moving boundary expected to slump from the Midwest to the Southeast through the end of this week will bring some beneficial rain to areas that desperate need any precipitation they can get. We started May with an upper-level trough parked over the…
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440+ tornadoes reported so far in 2026
The twister that struck near Enid, Oklahoma, this past Thursday received a (preliminary) EF-4 rating from the National Weather Service. This was the strongest tornado confirmed so far in 2026. Tornado activity across the United States is running slightly…
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Eastern drought continues getting worse as rains drench the Great Lakes
A dramatic split-screen has developed in recent weeks as relentless rains over the Great Lakes and Midwest stand in stark contrast to the worsening drought over the southeastern states. Persistent ridges of high pressure over the southeast have kept…
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Eastern U.S. to endure record-breaking heat wave this week
The spring of intense heat rolls on this week as a significant ridge of high pressure building over the eastern United States cranks up summer-like temperatures across the region. Long spells of bright sunshine will help boost readings from the upper 80s…
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