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The Storm Prediction Center issues Day 2 Convective Outlook (Max Risk: Slight) at Apr 22, 6:00z Link

this tornado was traveling along Marion Rd in SE Rochester as it a house this was the roof

saw this tornado just east of Hayfield Mn today #mnwx

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The Storm Prediction Center issues Day 1 Convective Outlook (Max Risk: Enhanced) at Apr 13, 5:34z Link

The mostly likely place to see a tornado in the USA tomorrow will be somewhere between Minneapolis, MN and Madison, WI...

Map highlighting the areas that could see severe weather on Saturday and Sunday April 11 and 12, 2026. On April 11 much of west Texas including Lubbock is under a risk of seeing severe storms. On April 12 that threat shifts east to include portions of Texas, central Oklahoma, and south-central Kansas including Wichita and Oklahoma City.

Map highlighting the areas that could see severe weather on Monday April 13, 2026. On April 13 the severe weather risk includes portions of central Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, eastern Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Cities include Oklahoma City, Wichita, Kansas City, and Lincoln.

Map highlighting the areas that could see severe weather on Tuesday April 14, 2026. On April 14 the severe weather risk includes portions of central Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, southeastern Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin. Cities include Oklahoma City, Dallas, Wichita, Kansas City, and Chicago.

Map highlighting the areas that could see severe weather on Wednesday April 15, 2026. On April 15 the severe weather risk includes portions of central Texas, Oklahoma, eastern Kansas, Missouri, southeast Iowa and Illinois. Cities include Oklahoma City, Dallas, Wichita, Kansas City, and St. Louis.

Severe weather is forecast over the next several days. There is no better time than now to review your severe weather plan & know where to go if a warning is issued.

Stay weather aware by following the latest outlook updates on spc.noaa.gov & follow weather.gov for the latest warning information.

A massive severe weather threat is targeting over 53 million people from Dallas to Chicago this Tuesday. Expect a mix of rotating storms with tornado potential in the south and 80 mph damaging winds in the Midwest. Have your severe weather plan ready and follow for updates.

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The Storm Prediction Center issues Days 4-8 Convective Outlook (Max Risk: 15% Any Severe) at Apr 10, 8:28z Link

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OTD 15 years ago, April 9, 2011, @JustonStrmRider and I documented several tornadoes between Onawa, Mapleton, and Pocahontas, Iowa from a cyclic tornado machine. So many twisters occurred after dark it's difficult to say how many we saw, at least 6. #IAwx

#SafePlaceSelfie could not come at a better time! Forecasts suggest a multi-day threat for severe weather across the south-central U.S. is likely through early next week. Being prepared when severe weather threatens is the #1 action you can take to stay Weather-Ready.

www.noaa.gov/safeplacesel...

Join us for #SafePlaceSelfie on April 8!

This is the 10 year anniversary of this campaign, & we would like YOU, your friends, your family, your dog, to participate. Watch this video to find out how.

Spread the word. Get creative. You won’t want to miss out on Wednesday! noaa.gov/safeplaceselfie.

Nice sunset tonight

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The Storm Prediction Center issues Day 1 Convective Outlook (Max Risk: Slight) at Mar 30, 5:41z Link

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The Weather Prediction Center issues Day 5 Excessive Rainfall Outlook (Max Risk: Marginal) at Mar 30, 8:01z Link

Historic heat dome may fuel summer wildfires, growing drought - The Weather Network Hundreds of monthly records fell across the U.S. as a relentless heat wave roasts the western half of the country

The historic heat dome that just broke hundreds of monthly records may have serious consequences for the upcoming wildfire season.

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The Storm Prediction Center issues Day 2 Convective Outlook (Max Risk: Marginal) at Mar 29, 17:17z Link

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The Storm Prediction Center issues Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook (Max Risk: Critical) at Mar 28, 6:04z Link

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The Storm Prediction Center issues Day 3 Convective Outlook (Max Risk: Marginal) at Mar 28, 7:19z Link

An unusually active and destructive start to the tornado season in the northern U.S. has many Canadians wondering what's in store north of the border.

Watch more video: https://ow.ly/XrYc50YzWMC

From March 15 through March 26 there have been...
More than 100 monthly records & more than 700 daily records broken or tied.

Since March 1 there have been more than 1,100 daily records broken or tied across the nation.

Some record heat will remain through the weekend for areas of the Southwest.

March 27, 1994:

A devastating tornado outbreak struck the Southeast. 28 tornadoes were confirmed, the most notable of which was an F4 that tragically killed 20 parishioners and injured 92 when it destroyed the Goshen United Methodist Church near Piedmont, Alabama.

US has caused $10tn worth of climate damage since 1990, research finds US, top carbon emitter in history, has ‘a lot of responsibility’ for causing ‘substantial’ harm globally, scientist says

US has caused $10tn worth of climate damage since 1990, research finds #Climate

Grafische Darstellung, stripes, Trends in atmospheric CO2 vs global temperature change

Antonio guterres, we have just endured the eleven hottest years on record... It's no longer a coincidence...

#climate emergency

Maximum temperature for March 21, 2026 in the continental United States ranked against the last 30 years (1997–present).

Red = hottest year (rank 1), blue = coldest (rank 30).

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Promotional NOAA graphic titled “New Operational Cone Graphic.” It shows a sample hurricane forecast cone map for Hurricane Helene over the southeastern U.S., with a white cone indicating the five-day track and colored areas showing tropical storm and hurricane watches and warnings. Text highlights new features for 2026, including inland watch/warning visualization, a solid white cone for the full forecast period, and combined hurricane watch and tropical storm warning areas shown with blue and pink hatching. The hurricanes.gov logo appears at the bottom.

The National Hurricane Center is rolling out 2 new products for 2026: an updated track cone showing inland watches/warnings, and new storm surge alerts for Hawaii. Learn more about these improvements: www.noaa.gov/news-release...

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Coldcore, cone-shaped tornado near the community of Putnam, Oklahoma OTD 20 years ago, March 20, 2006.
Happy 1st Day of Astronomical Spring! #FirstDayofSpring
#okwx #ColdcoreTornado

Graphic titled “Spring Equinox — March 20, 2026 at 10:46 AM ET.” Side-by-side images of Earth compare the spring equinox (left, March) and summer solstice (right, June). A dashed line marks the equator on both images, illustrating how Earth’s tilt changes the distribution of sunlight between the two dates. NOAA logo included.

It’s the Spring Equinox—astronomical spring begins today. Meteorological spring started March 1.
Learn why they’re different: www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/meteoro...
How do YOU mark spring?

Record setting temperatures are expected to continue over the next several days. Most areas will see temperature departures of 25 to 35 degrees higher than normal for this time of year. However, some locations in the central Plains on Saturday could see departures exceed 40 degrees from normal!

The ongoing record-breaking heat wave in the West will continue while expanding across the Central U.S. through the weekend. Based on preliminary data, there have been around 50 March high temperature records broken since March 17 and more than 150 daily high temperature records broken.

The loud boom heard in Cleveland and the light seen across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic... it was a meteor!

GOES-19's geostationary lightning mapper picked up the brief flash of light.