United States braces for six-day tornado outbreak

 

A prolonged severe weather episode is forecast to impact the central United States from Thursday, May 14 through Tuesday, May 19, 2026, with the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center warning of multiple days of tornadoes, destructive hail, and damaging winds. The threat zone extends from the Plains into the...

Midwest braces for thunderstorms and humidity this weekend

 

Indianapolis — Local meteorologists and broadcasters forecast warmer, more humid conditions with scattered showers and thunderstorms across Central Indiana and neighboring Midwestern states this weekend, beginning Friday and continuing into Sunday. Forecasters cited a shift of high pressure eastward and incoming Gulf moisture that will fuel showers and isolated storms...

United States braces for destructive Central storm outbreak

 

A significant multi-day severe weather outbreak is underway across the Central United States, with millions of residents facing the risk of damaging hail and extreme winds, according to updated Storm Prediction Center alerts issued on the morning of May 14, 2026. Forecasters expect intense supercell thunderstorms from the Great Plains...

Wind outages, wildfire, Liberty Bell tour, election updates

 

BOISE, Idaho - Idaho Power warned residents in southern Idaho and eastern Oregon on Wednesday that high winds could cause power outages across its service area. The utility said in a Facebook post that it was already seeing outages affecting people in eastern Oregon; two outages in Halfway were under...

Regional forecasts show storms, rain, and sunny stretches

 

Bridgeport, West Virginia: Meteorologists forecast scattered thunderstorms, damaging winds, and isolated hail across parts of West Virginia, the D.C. region, and Central Florida Wednesday afternoon into the evening. Forecasters reported showers this morning, midday breaks, and lines of storms forming west to east, with timing between early afternoon and after...

Michigan declares emergency after massive water main break

 

AUBURN HILLS, Michigan – Governor Gretchen Whitmer has declared a State of Emergency for Oakland County after a 42-inch water transmission main operated by the Great Lakes Water Authority ruptured in River Woods Park, leaving more than 100,000 residents without reliable water for a third straight day. The break caused...

California wildfire threatens Ridgecrest as containment stalls

 

RIDGECREST, California — The Canyon Fire has burned more than 2,000 acres in the California desert and remains at 0% containment, according to the Bureau of Land Management and CAL FIRE. The blaze ignited about ten miles west of Ridgecrest and is being driven by gusty winds, triple-digit temperatures, and...

Rain Clearing, Heat Rising Across Gulf To Midwest

 

Baton Rouge: After overnight and early-morning downpours, local weather teams reported rain exiting Tuesday across the Gulf Coast and parts of the Midwest, with scattered showers persisting into the morning commute and skies clearing into the afternoon as high pressure builds and temperatures rise into the 70s and low 80s. Mobile...

Florida Everglades wildfire threatens South Florida communities

 

PEMBROKE PINES, Florida – A 5,000-acre wildfire known as the Max Road Fire is burning across the western Everglades in Broward County, sending thick, acrid smoke into nearby South Florida communities and threatening neighborhoods with potential spread. As of Monday morning, May 11, officials reported the blaze was 20% contained,...

Iran Kharg Island oil leak forms 20-mile slick

 

Satellite imagery has confirmed a large oil spill originating near Iran’s Kharg Island export terminal in the Persian Gulf, emerging between May 6 and May 8. Analysts estimate roughly 80,000 barrels of crude have formed a slick covering about 20 square miles. Kharg Island handles around 90% of Iran’s oil...