Severe Thunderstorms in the Southeast; Critical Fire Weather in the Northern Plains

Isolated severe storms with locally damaging wind gusts and hail are possible from the coastal Carolinas into the Florida Peninsula, and along the central Gulf Coast. Heavy rain may cause localized areas of flash flooding in the Gulf Coast. Gusty winds and dry conditions may produce elevated to critical fire weather across the northern/central Plains. Record heat is expected in the West. Read More >

Today's Weather Trivia

Today's Date is Monday May 11, 2026...\n ON... May 11, 1953 A tornado hit Waco TX killing 114 persons and burying some downtown streets under five feet of fallen bricks. IN 1970...A very powerful tornado struck the city of Lubbock Texas killing 26 persons, injuring more than 500 others, and causing 135 million dollars damage. It was the most destructive tornado of record up until that time. A second tornado killed two other persons in Lubbock, and the two tornadoes damaged or destroyed nearly a quarter of the city.

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