Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

A frontal boundary extending from the western High Plains to the Southeast will focus additional showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Some of these storms may become severe, alongside frequent lightning, and isolated instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue for the Great Basin where fire weather concerns linger. For the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, seasonable weather. Read More >

Updated 5/23/22

2022 Update: There have been two tornadic events in May which have been updated by NWS Twin Cities and NWS La Crosse. The first was on May 9th when 4 tornadoes occurred in the NWS Twin Cities area in west central/northwest Wisconsin. 3 EF-0s and 1 EF-1 tornado occurred in these areas. The EF-1 tornado by Cedar Falls in Dunn county was on the ground for over 9 miles. On May 19th, there was a brief EF-0 tornado in Monroe county near Sparta. This brings the 2022 Wisconsin tornado count to 6. -TH