Nighttime Severe Thunderstorms and Tornadoes Are Likely Tonight in the South
The Storm Prediction Center has issued a tornado watch for portions of Louisiana and Mississippi as a dangerous nocturnal severe weather outbreak gets underway. An enhanced risk for severe thunderstorms—a three out of five on the scale that measures the…
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Some Strong Tornadoes Are Possible Tonight in Louisiana and Mississippi
A potent storm system moving through the southern United States today will trigger severe thunderstorms as the evening hours wear on. The environment ahead of the low-pressure system will allow some of those thunderstorms to spawn tornadoes, a few of…
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Severe Thunderstorms Are Possible in the Northern U.S. This Week
Pumpkin spice, cooler air, and angry election ads proclaiming the end of the world—it sure feels like fall, but the weather doesn’t always agree. A potent cold front will sweep across the northern United States and southern Canada through the…
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Here Are the Best Ways You Can Get Emergency Weather Alerts
I think I’ve written the phrase “keep an eye out for warnings” in every post I’ve ever written about thunderstorms. Urging folks to listen up for weather alerts is a mainstay of daily weather forecasts. Most bad storms are warned…
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Damaging Winds and Isolated Tornadoes Possible on the East Coast on Wednesday
A threat for severe weather will accompany thunderstorms that pop up east of the Appalachians this afternoon. The Storm Prediction Center has issued a slight risk for severe weather—a 2 on a scale from 1 to 5—due to the threat for damaging winds and an…
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Severe Thunderstorms Likely in the D.C. Area This Evening
A line of severe thunderstorms is making its way toward the Washington D.C. and Baltimore metro areas and should arrive in the area around the end of rush hour on Monday, May 14. There is an enhanced risk for severe weather across much of the…
Read MoreDamaging Winds and Tornadoes Are Possible in the Northeast on Friday Afternoon
There’s a moderate risk for severe thunderstorms on Friday across interior parts of the Northeast as intense storms develop during the afternoon and evening hours. A moderate risk is a 4 on a scale that runs from 1 to 5. Any thunderstorms that…
Read MoreWidespread Severe Thunderstorms Expected in the Central U.S. on Tuesday
A widespread severe weather outbreak is likely on Tuesday in the central United States, covering just about everyone from the Midwest east through the Appalachian Mountains. The Storm Prediction Center expects the worst storms to occur around the…
Read MoreA Major Severe Weather Outbreak Is Possible in the Southeast Today
Strong, long-lived tornadoes are possible today in the southeast as the first major severe weather outbreak of the season unfolds through the afternoon and evening hours. The Storm Prediction Center has issued a moderate risk for severe weather for parts…
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Strong Fall Storm Spawns Tornadoes, Snow, Floods, General Malaise
A large storm system that continues to crawl across the United States this afternoon—officially known as Winter Storm Skittlebip III by the dennismersereau dot com naming and brunch committee—will herald the end of our unusually warm fall, bringing in…
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