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 ...
Monster storm across the US sparks threat of tornadoes and fire, killing at least five people
At least five people have been killed in a monster storm sweeping across much of the U.S. At least two people were killed in ...
Storm system fans multiple wildfires, dust storms that killed 3 people across several US states
A sprawling storm system crossing the U.S. on Friday caused deadly crashes, damaged buildings and fanned more than 100 ...
What the Storm Prediction Center's Thunderstorm Outlook Means
Severe weather is defined as a thunderstorm that produces one of the following: measured wind gusts to at least 58 mph, storms capable of producing wind damage (trees, structures, power lines), hail ...
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 ...
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 ...