Breaking down the Storm Prediction Center’s severe storm risk categories
With a First Alert Weather Day for Saturday, March 15, 2025, and a rare high risk issued by the NOAA/National Weather Service ...
Tornado threat moves south after central states hit by massive storm
The threat of tornadoes moved east into the Mississippi Valley and the south on Saturday, just a day after a massive storm in ...
Threat of tornadoes moves to US South after big storm unleashes winds and fans wildfires
The threat of tornadoes is moving east into the Mississippi Valley and Deep South a day after a massive storm system moving ...
Extreme weather expected Saturday gets rarely used 'high risk' designation
A dynamic storm system threatening to spawn powerful tornadoes and hail as big as baseballs has earned a relatively rare designation from forecasters ...
Sweeping March storm system threatens U.S. with tornadoes, blizzards and wildfire conditions
A huge storm system crossing the U.S. threatens to unleash tornadoes Friday in the Mississippi Valley, blizzards in the ...
Monster Storm Unleashes Fires, Flooding, Hail, Multiple Tornadoes
In some extreme cases, thunderstorms can spawn a derecho, a long-lived windstorm with gusts over 100 mph, strong enough to ...
Weather IQ: What do the Storm Prediction Center's categories mean?
Severe weather can strike at any time, and when it does, it’s important to understand the level of threat you're facing. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) uses a system of risk categories to ...
What 'High Risk' Severe Weather Outlooks Mean And How Rare They Are
These are the most dire outlooks for severe weather NOAA's Storm Prediction Center issues. Here's what they mean and what you ...
Forecasters Issue Highest Risk Alert for Tornadoes in the South
An intense storm system has brought damaging strong winds and tornadoes across the Midwest, and dust storms and wildfires to the Plains.