Tampa, Florida, hits 100°F for the first time in 135 years of records
Folks in Tampa, Florida, endured the city’s hottest day in weather history on Sunday when the temperature at Tampa International Airport reached 100°F at 3:30 p.m. local time. The feat arrived as a long-duration heat event roasted much of the…
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It’s been a stormy and steamy summer across the U.S. so far in 2025
We’re just past the halfway point in meteorological summer—already!—and it’s been quite the steamy and stormy season for much of the country. In fact, it’s just been a busy year for active weather in general. The year started with…
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Flooding possible as tropical disturbance meanders into the Gulf of Mexico
A tropical disturbance off Florida’s Atlantic coast will wander into the northern Gulf of Mexico over the next couple of days, bringing widespread heavy rain to the northern Gulf Coast. While there’s a small chance that the system could…
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July 10, 1926: The day lightning blew up a town in New Jersey
A hot and muggy New Jersey afternoon in July 1926 would produce a thunderstorm that destroyed a military installation. The culprit wasn’t a tornado, nor was it damaging winds. A single bolt of lightning caused an explosion so great that it left a crater…
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You need a way to receive severe weather warnings—here are four options
This past holiday weekend saw two separate rounds of devastating flooding across the southern United States—first in Texas on Friday, then in North Carolina on Sunday. One county in central Texas saw the death toll rise past 80 on Monday as officials…
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Sad sack of clouds becomes Atlantic’s first named storm of 2025
A center of low pressure over the north-central Atlantic Ocean earned the distinction of becoming the basin’s first named tropical system of the year on Tuesday. After several days of playing “will it, won’t it,” the system…
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Upcoming heat wave isn’t “just summer.” Heat is a prolific killer.
The first major heat wave of the season is on the way for a large swath of the eastern United States, with a prolonged stretch of daytime high temperatures in the 90s with heat indices in the 100s likely. Every time we get a big heat wave, social media…
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Huge hail, ripping winds—PDS severe weather watches are relatively rare
Sunday was quite the day on the southern Plains as forecasters tracked a severe weather outbreak capable of producing giant hailstones and destructive wind gusts. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) issued two relatively rare particularly dangerous…
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Low chance of Atlantic’s first named storm this week
Welcome back to that time of year—a tiresome six-month marathon of watching centers of low pressure and disturbances for signs of tropical development. We’ve got our first candidate on the board just after the official kickoff of this…
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Stubborn pattern set to soak the southeast through early next week
It’s been a soggy stretch for the south-central United States over the past week or so as rounds of heavy thunderstorms hit the region with severe weather and flash flooding. The wet weather will continue heading into early next week—but a touch…
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