• Severe storms spawn 15 tornadoes in Texas and Oklahoma, Enhanced Risk forecast for Mississippi Valley on Sunday

    At least 15 tornadoes ripped through Texas and parts of Oklahoma on Saturday, April 19, 2025, as thunderstorms moved through the Southern Plains, downing trees and power lines, causing power outages, and damaging multiple homes. There is an Enhanced Risk of severe thunderstorms over parts of the middle and lower Mississippi Valley on Sunday.

  • Nearly 40 million brace for severe weather from Great Lakes to Southern Plains through Easter weekend

    Nearly 40 million people from Texas to Michigan are under threat of severe weather as an amplifying trough begins affecting the central United States on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. The system is forecast to bring strong thunderstorms, heavy rainfall, and damaging winds, with the associated cold front expected to dominate weather conditions through Saturday, April 19, from the Southern Plains to the Great Lakes.

  • Extreme rainfall, severe floods claim 3 lives in Hidalgo County, South Texas

    At least three people have been reported dead after severe thunderstorms swept through South Texas from Wednesday, March 26, through Friday, March 28, 2025, dropping extreme rainfall that led to severe flooding across the region. Multiple places, including the city of McAllen, reported over 30 cm (1 foot) of standing floodwaters after record rainfall hit the area.

  • Severe flash floods hit McAllen as thunderstorms sweep through South Texas

    Severe flash floods hit McAllen (population 146 000) as a line of thunderstorms swept across South Texas on Thursday, March 27, 2025, bringing 152 to 254 mm (6 to 10 inches) to parts of the region. Floodwaters entered a medical center in McAllen and submerged key routes across southern Texas, leading to hazardous travel conditions and extensive damage.

  • Central Texas under Critical Fire Weather Outlook

    A Critical Fire Weather Outlook has been issued for over 93 240 km² (36 000 square miles) of central Texas on Friday, March 21, 2025, with gusty winds and low humidity expected to create dangerous fire conditions for approximately 1.5 million residents.

  • Evacuation orders issued as wildfires continue burning through Oklahoma and Texas

    Hundreds of homes have been destroyed, and thousands of acres burned as wildfires continue to spread across Oklahoma and Texas on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. Emergency officials have issued new evacuation orders in Oklahoma’s Logan and Pawnee counties, while Texas remains under a widespread burn ban with several large fires still active.