• 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.

  • Damaging storms expected Thursday across the Lower Ohio Valley and Mid-South

    A developing storm system over the Eastern United States is expected to bring severe weather, including thunderstorms, heavy rain, and snow, from Thursday, April 10, 2025, through the weekend. This system is anticipated to produce strong to severe thunderstorms in these regions late Thursday into early Friday, with damaging winds and large hail as the main hazards. The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Slight Risk (level 2 out of 5) for severe thunderstorms in the affected areas. 

  • Severe storms claim 8 lives across U.S., floods continue from Texas to Ohio

    Eight people, including a 9-year-old boy, have died due to severe weather and flooding across the central United States as of Friday night, April 4, 2025. Fatalities were reported in Tennessee, Missouri, and Indiana. Floods continue to batter much of the region, with some areas forecast to receive 254–508 mm (10–20 inches) through the weekend.