Severe weather possibilities return to the same locations today as storms are possible from the Southern Plains to the Great Lakes. Follow forecast updates from your local NWS office to stay ahead of the storm
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Considerable flooding impacts are ongoing and expected to continue through the weekend in the Upper Great Lakes.
From NOAA's National Hurricane Center: Today is Day 1 of the 2026 Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour with 403rd Wing Air Force Reserve (hurricane hunters), and our first stop is in Marathon, FL, with NWS Key West! Now is a good time to begin thinking about how you will prepare for hurricane season!
SPC Day 1 Categorical Outlook map valid from 1300Z April 14 to 1200Z April 15, 2026. A broad corridor of severe weather risk extends from south Texas northeast through Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and into the Great Lakes and Northeast. A slight risk (yellow) covers much of this corridor. Enhanced risk areas (orange) are embedded within it, including one from parts of Oklahoma into southern Kansas and another larger area from eastern Iowa through northern Illinois into Indiana and southern Michigan. Marginal risk (dark green) surrounds the corridor, with general thunderstorms (light green) extending farther outward. Additional slight risk is shown over parts of the Northeast, including New York and New England. NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center branding appears on the graphic.
Severe thunderstorms are expected this afternoon through tonight from the southern Plains into the Midwest. Large to giant hail, several tornadoes (some strong), and severe gusts will be possible, particularly from Iowa into the southern Great Lakes. Visit weather.gov for the latest.
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An informational graphic from the National Weather Service titled "Key Messages for the Upper Great Lakes," issued April 13, 2026. Key Messages: Considerable Small Stream and River Flooding: Ongoing impacts are expected through at least mid-week across much of Michigan and northern Wisconsin due to rainfall and snowmelt on saturated ground. Additional Rainfall (1-2", locally 3"): Heaviest rain is expected overnight. Plan Ahead: Avoid travel/recreation near rivers through mid-week. "Turn around, don't drown." Links: weather.gov and water.noaa.gov. Maps: Forecast Rainfall: Shows a wide area of green (1-2") across the Great Lakes, with a large yellow/orange band (2-3"+) covering central Michigan and parts of Wisconsin. Flood Hazard Outlook: Highlights the majority of Michigan's Lower Peninsula and the eastern Upper Peninsula in blue, indicating "Considerable" potential flooding impacts.
The National Water Center has issued Key Messages for Considerable flooding through at least mid week across the Upper Great Lakes.
More info at water.noaa.gov
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National Weather Service "Today’s Severe Storm Outlook" map valid from 1630Z Monday, April 13 to 1200Z Tuesday, April 14. The map covers the U.S. Midwest and Great Lakes regions. An Enhanced Risk (Level 3) area in orange covers eastern Minnesota and central Wisconsin, including Minneapolis and Green Bay. A larger Slight Risk (Level 2) area in yellow surrounds this, extending through Iowa, Illinois (including Chicago), and Michigan. A Marginal Risk (Level 1) area in dark green encompasses these regions, reaching from South Dakota to Detroit. Light green indicates general thunderstorms. Hazards listed: Up to baseball-sized hail A few tornadoes Damaging wind gusts
National Weather Service "Today’s Severe Storm Outlook" map valid from 1630Z Monday, April 13 to 1200Z Tuesday, April 14. The map focuses on the U.S. Southern Plains, specifically Texas and Oklahoma. A Slight Risk (Level 2) area in yellow is centered over Oklahoma City and Lawton, extending southwest toward Midland, Texas. A broader Marginal Risk (Level 1) area in dark green covers much of central and north Texas (including Dallas and Killeen) and western Oklahoma. Light green indicates general thunderstorms extending toward Houston. Hazards listed: Very large hail A couple tornadoes Damaging winds
Severe thunderstorms are likely across 2 regions today:
⛈️ The Upper Mississippi Valley/Great Lakes late this afternoon into tonight.
🌩️ The southern Plains has a more isolated risk late this afternoon and evening.
For the latest watches and warnings check weather.gov.
Infographic from the National Weather Service (NWS) Guam regarding Super Typhoon (STY) Sinlaku, dated Monday, April 13, 2026, at 6:37 PM ChST. Headline: Earliest Impacts of STY Sinlaku Have Begun for the Marianas. Main Text: Conditions will worsen from Guam to Alamagan as STY Sinlaku enters the Marianas region. Watches and Warnings: Typhoon Warning (Red): Rota, Tinian, Saipan. Tropical Storm Warning (Red): Guam, Pagan, Alamagan. Typhoon Watch (Orange): Guam. Tropical Storm Watch (Orange): Agrihan. Tropical Cyclone Update (6:00 PM ChST): Location: 12.8N 147.8E Max Winds: 180 MPH Movement: WNW at 9 MPH Distance: 195 miles ESE of Rota Airport; 205 miles ESE of Guam Radar; 210 miles SE of Tinian and Saipan Airports. Satellite Image: Shows a massive, well-defined spiral typhoon over the Pacific. A red "Possible Track" cone extends northwest from the storm's eye toward Guam, Saipan, and Pagan.
Monday, April 13, 2026. Valid at 6:37 PM ChST
Typhoon Warning: Rota, Tinian, Saipan
Tropical Storm Warning: Guam, Pagan, Alamagan
Typhoon Watch: Guam
Tropical Storm Watch: Agrihan
For the latest forecast and information, visit weather.gov/gum
Promotional graphic from the National Weather Service titled “Weather101” with a sky and clouds background. It lists free online classes for the week (times in Eastern Time): Monday, April 13 at 8 PM: Flash Flooding Tuesday, April 14 at 8 PM: Rip Currents Wednesday, April 15 at 11 AM: Global Circulations Thursday, April 16 at 11 AM: Tsunamis It includes a registration link: weather.gov/ohx/weather101. Additional details note that the classes are free, open to all ages, hosted by NWS meteorologists, and last one hour or less including a Q&A session.
While all of our classes are awesome this week, may we suggest this: if you are headed to the beach this summer, check out our Rip Currents class on 4/14.
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Showers, some locally heavy, will move across Kauai and Oahu into Monday morning. Showers will weaken and reduce in coverage, but continue to linger through early
Monday afternoon. Flash flooding risk is high due to already saturated ground conditions.
Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are possible in parts of the southern Plains and the Upper Great Lakes. Heavy mountain snow continues in California's Sierra Nevada and rain with gusty winds in lower elevations. There are fire weather concerns from the Southwest to the Appalachians.
Max HeatRisk Tuesday-Thursday infographic from the NOAA NWS Weather Prediction Center, issued Friday, April 10, 2026. Region: Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. Dates: Tuesday–Thursday, 4/14–4/16. Heat Index Values: 85-90°F. Safety Advice: Hydrate, limit time outdoors, and take breaks in the shade. NEVER leave kids or pets in the car! Map Details: A map of the Eastern United States displays "Maximum HeatRisk" levels using a color-coded legend: Minor (Yellow): Covers the majority of the Southeast, including Florida, Georgia, and the Deep South. Moderate (Orange): Highlights a broad area across the Mid-Atlantic and coastal Southeast, specifically covering much of North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and parts of South Carolina and New Jersey. Major (Red) and Extreme (Purple): Not shown on the map for this period.
Parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast will get their first taste of Summer as temperatures creep into the upper 80’s next week!
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.
SPC Day 1 Categorical Outlook map valid from 1300Z April 10 to 1200Z April 11, 2026. A broad area of general thunderstorms (light green) stretches from the southern Plains across the Mississippi Valley into the Ohio Valley and parts of the Mid-Atlantic, with additional areas in the western U.S. Marginal risk areas (dark green) are highlighted in three regions: one across parts of the southern Plains centered on Oklahoma into north Texas and southern Kansas; another over the northern Rockies including parts of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming; and a smaller area in central California. No slight, enhanced, moderate, or high risk areas are shown. NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center branding appears on the graphic.
Thunderstorms with isolated large hail and severe gusts are possible this afternoon and evening across parts of the south-central Plains to the Ozarks. Strong to locally severe storms may also occur from western/northern NV into southeast OR and southwest ID, and across parts of north-central CA.
Map titled “Sunday Severe Weather Outlook” showing a 15% probability area for severe thunderstorms. The highlighted area (yellow with orange outline) extends from west Texas near Lubbock through central Texas (including Dallas and Austin) into Oklahoma (including Oklahoma City) and southern Kansas near Wichita.
Map titled “Monday Severe Weather Outlook” showing a 15% probability area expanding northward from north Texas and Oklahoma through Kansas and into Nebraska, Iowa, and southern Minnesota, including cities such as Dallas, Oklahoma City, Wichita, Kansas City, Lincoln, and Minneapolis.
Map titled “Tuesday Severe Weather Outlook” showing a 15% probability area shifting eastward from Texas and Oklahoma through Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, and into parts of the Upper Midwest, including Kansas City, St. Louis, and Chicago.
Map titled “Wednesday Severe Weather Outlook” showing a 15% probability area focused farther east from Texas and Oklahoma into Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, and surrounding areas, including Dallas, Little Rock, St. Louis, Memphis, and Chicago.
An active severe weather pattern will set up from the Southern Plains into the Midwest starting Sunday and then into mid-week next week. Have a plan for what to do in a severe thunderstorm or tornado warning in place before the threat increases in your area. Visit weather.gov/safety for more.
Severe Weather Outlook map for Thursday, April 9, 2026, focused on FEMA Region 7 (Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri). The highest risk area (slight risk, yellow) is centered over central and eastern Kansas, including cities such as Hays, Great Bend, Salina, Manhattan, Hutchinson, and near Topeka. A surrounding marginal risk area (dark green) extends across much of Kansas into southeast Nebraska and northwest Missouri, including Lincoln, St. Joseph, and parts of the Kansas City area. General thunderstorms (light green) cover a broader region including most of Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, and parts of Oklahoma. No enhanced, moderate, or high risk areas are shown. NOAA and Storm Prediction Center branding appear on the graphic.
Strong to severe thunderstorms may bring areas of hail and strong wind gusts this afternoon and evening in parts of the lower to mid Missouri Valley westward into Kansas. Locally very large hail is possible.
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Map of Florida with the headline “Heavy rain and potential flash flooding over Florida the next couple of days.” A color-shaded rainfall forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday shows the heaviest rain along the east coast from near Jacksonville to Miami, with widespread totals of 3 to 5 inches (red) and locally higher amounts up to 5–7 inches (orange). Central Florida, including Tampa, is forecast to receive lower amounts generally around 1 to 3 inches (blue to purple), while the Florida Panhandle and western areas see lighter totals under 1 inch (green). NOAA and National Weather Service logos appear in the lower right.
A cold front lingering over Florida will continue to bring showers and thunderstorms to the state over the next couple of days. Heavy rainfall and flash flooding are possible along the east coast of Florida.
Map of the Hawaiian Islands with the headline, “Kona Low brings heavy rain, wind, and summit snows to Hawaii this week.” Most of the islands are shaded green to indicate a Flood Watch. On the Big Island, two inland summit areas are highlighted in blue with a black symbol indicating a Winter Storm Watch. NOAA and National Weather Service logos appear at the bottom.
A kona low is a type of seasonal subtropical cyclone and tends to form in the winter months. The word ‘kona’ means ‘leeward’ in Hawaiian, which refers to the side of an island that is usually sheltered from trade winds and rainfall. Instead, kona lows bring warmer, moisture-rich winds to the islands from the south to southwest, which can lead to torrential rainfall. 1 or 2 kona lows affect Hawaii most years. The converging warm, moist air creates heavy rain, flash flooding, and isolated thunderstorms.
A Kona Low will bring strong winds, widespread heavy rainfall, and flooding concerns to the Hawaiian Islands today through the weekend. In addition, freezing rain, significant ice accumulation and snowfall will all be possible along Big Island Summits above 12,500 feet in elevation. weather.gov
Below normal temperatures will continue across Northern Plains into New England with highs below freezing over the N Plain on Mon & New England on Tue.
Above normal temperatures will continue for much of Western US through Tue. However much of the US will gradually return closer to normal by Wed.
A cold front will linger over Florida through Tuesday, bringing widespread showers and t-storms & potential flash flooding concerns. Showers & t-storms will be most widespread across eastern & central Florida.
Remember to never drive through flood waters. Check the latest forecast at weather.gov.
National Weather Service “Weather101” promotional graphic listing online classes. Schedule (times ET): Monday, April 6 at 8 PM – Satellites; Tuesday, April 7 at 11 AM – Flash Flooding; Thursday, April 9 at 11 AM – NWS Storm Damage Surveys. Includes registration link (weather.gov/ohx/weather101) and notes that classes are free, open to all ages, hosted by an NWS meteorologist, and last about one hour with Q&A.
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Key Messages for North Central U.S. Winter Storm (Issued: Fri, Apr 3, 2026, 1:30 PM CDT). Heavy snow & icing continues for the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest through Saturday. Late-Season Winter Storm: Impactful winter weather continues from the Northern Plains through the Upper Midwest and western Great Lakes through Saturday. Heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain are expected. Heavy Snowfall: Snow will expand from the Dakotas into Minnesota this evening, becoming heavy overnight. Widespread snowfall of more than 8 inches is expected, with some areas exceeding 12 inches. Snow rates of 1-2 inches per hour and gusty winds will lead to dangerous travel. Significant Icing: Freezing rain will create hazardous travel across eastern Minnesota, northern Wisconsin, and northern Michigan. Accumulations of 0.25 to 0.5 inches are expected, increasing the risk of tree damage and power outages. Maps: Forecast Snow/Sleet (inches) through 7AM Sun: Shows a broad band of 8-12+ inches (orange/yellow) stretching from Bismarck, ND, through the Twin Cities, MN, into northern Wisconsin. Forecast Ice Accumulation (inches) through 7AM Sun: Shows a significant icing threat (red/dark red, 0.25-0.50") concentrated over northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
An impactful winter storm continues from the Northern Plains through the Upper Midwest and western Great Lakes through Saturday. Heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain are expected.
Get the latest at weather.gov.
SLIGHT RISK OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL - Fri Apr 3 Flood Potential Information: A Slight Risk of Excessive Rainfall is in effect today into tonight for portions of the Southern Plains, the Ozarks, the Upper Mississippi Valley, and Iowa. Strong thunderstorms along a cold front may produce heavy rain and flash flooding, especially in North Texas, Oklahoma, and parts of Iowa, where repeated storms could drop over 3 to 5 inches of rain. Safety Recommendations: Stay weather aware. Have multiple ways to receive warning notifications. NEVER drive or walk into a flooded road—Turn Around, Don’t Drown. Map Description: The map shows a large Marginal (dark green) risk area stretching from North Texas northeast through the Ohio Valley. Within this, two Slight (yellow) risk areas are highlighted: A long band from North Texas (Dallas/Oklahoma City) through Missouri (Springfield/Kansas City) into Iowa. A smaller area near Cedar Rapids, IA.
⛈️Slight Risk of Excessive Rainfall today into tonight for portions of the Southern Plains, Ozarks, and the Upper Mississippi Valley.
Training storms could drop over 3 to 5 inches of rain, triggering flash flooding especially in parts of TX, OK, and IA.
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