Severe Thunderstorm, Flooding, and Winter Weather Threats on Tuesday

Scattered severe thunderstorms are forecast Tuesday from the southern Plains into the southern Great Lakes vicinity. Thunderstorms may also produce heavy to excessive rain that could pose a flooding threat from central Texas into southern Oklahoma and northern Missouri into southern Michigan. A heavy wintry mix is forecast for the Great Lakes into northern Maine. Read More >

Pre-Duty Controller Weather Briefing

The Pre-Duty Controller Weather Briefing is designed to increase controller situational awareness. It is produced by the Center Weather Service Unit three times daily. After hours or during changing weather this briefing may not represent the latest information. This product does not replace pilot pre-flight briefings.

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.AVIATION /00Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... VFR conditions are expected to prevail through Wednesday morning. Winds will remain light out of the south through Tuesday at less than 10 kts. Some patchy fog is possible tonight and especially Tuesday night as more warm/moist air moves in. A strong cold front will bring the return of sub-VFR conditions Wednesday afternoon into Thursday. Showers and even a few thunderstorms look to impact the terminals during this time. Outside of the shower and thunderstorm threat will be the wind. Expect gusty south to southwesterly winds up to 25 kts Wednesday switching to the northwest with gusts 25 to 35 kts Thursday afternoon. Winds should gradually decrease on Friday before picking back up again, accompanied by a southerly wind shift as another front passes through the region. Another wind shift is expect with a stronger front early next week. AVIATION...KLW/DHOF/CJL/SRT Update as of: 800 PM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026