Dangerous Surf and Rip Currents Along East Coast Beaches; Hazardous Heat in the West

Tropical storm conditions, storm surge flooding and coastal flooding will continue into Thursday across the Outer Banks and into portions of the Mid-Atlantic coastline. Life-threatening rip currents and high surf will continue to impact much of the Atlantic shoreline through the end of the week. Hazardous, record heat will continue across the Western U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

April 8-9, 2020
Severe Weather and Tornadoes

Severe thunderstorms developed over Indiana during the afternoon on April 8. These storms moved east-southeast through the Cincinnati area during the evening, continuing into south-central Ohio and northeastern Kentucky through just after midnight. The storms evolved into a well-organized bow echo, producing widespread straight line wind damage, and resulting in the confirmation of 19 tornadoes. Supercell thunderstorms also developed ahead of the bow echo, producing hail to golf ball size in parts of southern Ohio.