Severe Thunderstorms in the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys; Flash Flooding Possible in the Southwest

Scattered damaging winds, isolated severe hail, and a brief tornado or two are possible from the Upper Ohio to Tennessee Valleys during the late afternoon and evening. Across the Southwest, monsoonal moisture will continue to bring heavy rain and a threat for isolated to scattered flash flooding through Saturday. Read More >

Today's Weather Trivia

Today's Date is Friday September 5, 2025...\n ON... Sep 5, 1950 Hurricane Easy produced the greatest 24 hour rainfall in U.S. weather records. The hurricane deluged Yankeetown, on the upper west coast of Florida, with 38.7 inches of rain. IN 1989...Thunderstorms produced six to ten inches of rain in south central Kansas between 6 am and Noon. Serious flooding was reported around Wichita, with water four feet deep along some roads. IN 1996...Hurricane Fran made landfall with 115 mph winds along the North Carolina coast. The Carolina coastal area had just finished cleaning up the damage from Hurricane Bertha. As much as 6 to 12 inches of rain fell in portions of North Carolina and Virginia. Fran caused 34 fatalities and 3.2 billion dollars damage.

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