Severe Thunderstorms and Critical Fire Weather Wednesday

Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the northern High Plains Wednesday afternoon and evening. Severe wind gusts are the primary hazard. Gusty winds and low relative humidity will contribute to critical fire weather conditions across parts of the northern Great Plains and Great Basin Wednesday. Read More >

Today's Weather Trivia

Today's Date is Wednesday May 13, 2026...\n ON... May 13, 1966 The low of 25 degrees established the record low for the month of May at Garden City. IN 1981...A tornado 450 yards in width destroyed ninety percent of Emberson Texas. People did not see a tornado, but rather a wall of debris. Homes were leveled, a man in a bathtub was hurled a quarter of a mile, and a 1500 pound recreational vehicle was hurled 500 yards. Miraculously no deaths occurred in the tornado.

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