Baseball size hail and 80+ mph winds likely on the southern Plains Thursday
An unusually intense mid-June severe weather outbreak looms for the southern Plains on Thursday. Storms will sweep across much of Oklahoma through Thursday evening before pushing into Texas and heading toward the Mississippi River after dark. Widespread…
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A cute li’l tropical storm in the Gulf kicks off the 2023 hurricane season
The first named storm of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season formed on Friday afternoon. Tropical Storm Arlene is a disheveled little thing spinning about a hundred miles off the western coast of Florida. It’s not long for this world,…
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May ends on an odd note with 90s in Canada and 60s in the Carolinas
Things are a little wonky when it’s 90°F in northern Canada and only 66°F in Knoxville, Tennessee. Just about everyone who lives in the southeast or Mid-Atlantic is familiar with the low-pressure system that’s brought uncharacteristically…
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Unusually cold start to May arrives with feet of snow in the mountains
It feels more like the beginning of March across a huge chunk of the eastern United States as an unusual pattern brings chilly temperatures and heavy mountain snows to the region. The average high for Wednesday, May 3, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, comes…
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North Carolina’s snowy season is over—not that we had one this year
April 24 is a milestone in North Carolina’s everlasting battle against wintry weather. That fateful Sunday back in 2005 was the latest on record we’ve seen measurable snow in a major city in North Carolina. An observer at Asheville…
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Another Round Of Significant Severe Weather Is Likely On Tuesday
Tuesday’s severe weather map across the central United States may look eerily familiar if you paid attention to the weather last Friday. Many of the same areas pummeled by terrible storms a few days ago are at risk for more severe weather over the…
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Central U.S. Faces First ‘High’ Risk Severe Weather Day In Years
The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) expects a widespread and significant severe weather outbreak across much of the central United States on Friday, including the potential for “violent, long-lived tornadoes,” as well as destructive wind gusts…
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Widespread Severe Weather Expected Friday Across The Central U.S.
A classic springtime system rolling across the northern U.S. will lead to a widespread risk for severe weather across the middle of the country on Friday. We’ve had some potent severe weather already this year—including a devastating EF-4 tornado…
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Another Atmospheric River Hits California As New England Deals With A Nor’easter
Two major storms will bookend the country on Tuesday, bringing more flooding rains and prolific snows to California while New England deals with its strongest nor’easter of the season. The Setup A jet stream firmly parked over the southern half of…
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2023’s First Moderate Severe Storm Risk Targets Oklahoma With 75+ MPH Winds
This year’s first big threat for severe weather will target Oklahoma this weekend as forecasters expect a dangerous squall line to sweep across much of the state on Sunday. A robust low-pressure system will develop over the central Plains this…
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