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As a cold front gains momentum, severe thunderstorms, many packing high wind gusts, will erupt and roll from the eastern Great Lakes, Ohio Valley and middle Mississippi Valley to the Appalachians and Atlantic Seaboard into Wednesday and beyond in some cases, AccuWeather meteorologists warn. The storms can trigger regional power outages and lead to major travel delays as they approach and pass through the major metro areas. Tree and property damage will be likely in some communities. In recent days, severe storms have packed quite a wallop in the Midwest and part of the interior Northeast. During Monday night alone,...

The first extended stretch of summertime heat and humidity is on the way to the Northeast with temperatures expected to challenge records during the second half of June. Before that happens, AccuWeather meteorologists are expecting a round of intense thunderstorms in the region that could impact travel and outdoor plans just as the weekend gets underway. The risk of strong storms will come on Friday in the East, following a few active days in the nation's midsection. As a cold front moves east clashing with very warm and humid air, thunderstorms will form and can turn severe, producing a variety...

An exceptional atmospheric river rated Category 5 (AR 5) is soaking the Pacific Northwest, bringing flooding rain and strong winds in parts of coastal Oregon and Washington, where up to 8 600 customers were left without power on Tuesday, January 12, 2021. Threats of flooding, mudslides, and avalanches continue into Wednesday morning, January 13, before the moisture flow heads offshore and dissipates. In Oregon, Portland General Electric reported more than 5 000 customers lost electricity on Tuesday night, while 3 600 were without power in Multnomah County during the severe weather's onslaught. The atmospheric river was classified as Category 5...

A vigorous upper level storm system over northwest Oklahoma/south-central Kansas will continue to organize today. Below it, sits a surface low and extending from the low is a cold front that extends through extreme western Oklahoma southward through western Texas as of 9 AM, Saturday. Ahead of the front, conditions were still rather stable and surface moisture was limited with dewpoints in the low 40s across eastern Oklahoma into western Arkansas and only in the low to mid 50s across east Texas and much of Louisiana. The flow today will continue to be southerly so some advection of moister air...

For those of you along and east of the Rockies and south, still a nice weekend is expected. The only exception will be in the northern Plains and Upper Midwest where a system will be passing through delivering a chance for some chilly rains. The rest of us, especially those of us along and east of the Mississippi River, will see quite a bit of sunshine. In addition, we will see some nice warming temperatures. By Sunday afternoon, the 60 degree temperatures will reach as far north as

The weather so far this week has been relatively pleasant for most of us along and east of the Rockies and it looks like a terrific weekend is setting up, too, for some. The next in a series of Fall storm systems will be moving out of the Plains and into the center of the nation tonight through Thursday. This will aid in firing some storms, some strong to severe

Through much of the month of July a large upper level ridge held strong from Texas northwestward through much of the western U.S. providing for a hot month while a trough held tight bringing cooler and wetter than normal conditions to the East. A flip in the pattern will take place through this week into the start of next allowing the ridge to switch with the trough. This means it will cool off in the West and heat up in the East. 90s will be the rule again for much of the southeastern fourth of the nation with 100s building...

An active weather day is in store for the Central and Southern Plains eastward to the Mississippi River today. An outbreak of severe thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes, including large and long-tracked tornadoes, large hail, and damaging winds is expected to begin later this afternoon in portions of the Great Plains and move eastward as the day progresses. Thunderstorms are expected to develop over parts of Kansas and southern Nebraska this afternoon, with more storms developing late this afternoon and this evening over Oklahoma and Texas. These storms will move eastward into western Missouri, western Arkansas, and western Louisiana by...

Early reports: Repost from other forum folks, streaming of news coverage from damage in stl at kmov.com, AmerenUE reports OVER 340,000 people out in metro St. Louis ALONE, 3 building collapses in the city, roof off parts of Lambert Airport, power out in one terminal, BUT the cardinals game is still on. EDIT::: Debris from collapsed building on the Eads Bridge across the mississippi, Metrolink train service is DOWN, Mayor slay mentions this as one of the worst storms to hit the metro st. louis area in a long time.

For the second consecutive weekend, severe storms caused heavy damage in the Waco area, snapping trees, knocking down power lines and leaving significant parts of Waco in darkness, prompting the mayor to declare parts of Waco disaster areas. Striking between 12:30 and 1 this morning, the storm destroyed the roof at one of the apartment buildings at Ashton Oaks, 5100 Hawthorne Drive, forcing at least a dozen residents to take refuge elsewhere. Waco Mayor Virginia DuPuy signed a disaster declaration this morning that she said is necessary to “mobilize and help bring in state resources.” “We’re grateful no one was...

THE TORNADO THREAT WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS WW 105 OVER THE NEXT 1-3 HOURS WITH AN ISOLATED STRONG TORNADO POSSIBLE AS SUPERCELLS TRACK NEWD INTO CNTRL AND NRN IL. OVER IL AND WRN IND...OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS CURRENTLY SHOWS SBCAPE VALUES AROUND 1500 J/KG COUPLED WITH 0-6 KM SHEAR VALUES AROUND 50 KT. THIS COMBINED WITH STRONG FORCING IN THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF THE MID-LEVEL JET AND STRONG LOW-LEVEL SHEAR IN THE NOSE OF THE LOW-LEVEL JET WILL MAKE THE ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE FOR TORNADIC SUPERCELLS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. SEVERAL INTENSE SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES WILL...

Tornado warnings are presently up for counties around Birmingham, Huntsville & Montgomery, AL; this system has spawned tornadoes in parts of Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas on it's way eastward. Birmingham is under the gun now, and the system will be approaching Chattanooga, Atlanta and points eastward over the afternoon and evening. WVTM-TV (NBC 13) Birmingham is presently streaming live coverage at http://nbc13.com/ - I expect local stations in Chattanooga and Atlanta to join in within the next couple of hours.