Severe Weather Threat Shifted to the Southern Plains and Mid-South; Critical Fire Weather in the Southern Plains

Multiple rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms may produce very large hail, swaths of damaging wind, a few tornadoes and heavy rain across parts of Texas into the lower Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys. Gusty winds and dry conditions will continue to promote elevated to critical fire weather conditions across the southern High Plains. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Tue, Apr 28, 2026 at 2:30:08 pm PDT

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Probability of Thunderstorms Wed & Thu

High temperatures throughout Northern and Central Nevada this afternoon will be around five degrees below normal for this time of year. A warming trend is expected Wednesday through Saturday. By Saturday afternoon, maximum temperatures across Northern and Central Nevada will be about ten degrees above seasonal values. Here are probabilities of maximum temperatures of 70 degrees or higher for select locations in Northern and Central Nevada from Tuesday, April 28th, 2026 through Saturday, May 2nd, 2026.

Isolated thunderstorms are expected throughout Northern and Central Nevada from 12 PM PDT Thursday afternoon until 6 PM PDT Thursday evening. A few of these thunderstorms could be strong. The primary thunderstorm hazards will be wind gusts near 45 mph and dangerous cloud to ground lightning strikes.

South wind gusts near 45 mph are expected in parts of Central Nevada late Sunday morning and Sunday afternoon. A Wind Advisory may be required. Blowing dust will reduce visibilities at times. Travel will be difficult, particularly for high profile vehicles.

A low probability of thunderstorms are expected across portions of northeast and eastern Nevada Wednesday and Thursday. The graphics show the twenty-four hour probability of thunderstorms from 5AM to 5AM for Wednesday (left) and Thursday (right). Some thunderstorms could be strong with wind gusts to 45 mph along with dangerous cloud to ground lightning strikes.