Kevin Schneider

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<p>More severe storms are in the forecast for Monday, but this severe risk will be closer to the Gulf Coast. This risk will also be much more isolated with a risk for a few tornadoes and damaging winds but not as widespread as we have seen the past few days.</p><h2></h2><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/04/2024-04-29 04-17-31-1714385904330.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><h2>Flood Threat</h2><p>In addition to the severe weather, there is an ongoing flood threat. Many places in the Central Plains have already seen over 9" of rain in the past few days. This means the ground is already highly saturated in some spots, making it more likely to flood. The bullseye for the heaviest rain will likely fall in places towards the Western Gulf through Tuesday.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/04/wpc outlook monday-1714385798451.jpg">A marginal and slight risk for excessive rain is in the forecast again, on Monday. This risk will be from Ohio all the way down to the Gulf Coast. With multiple rounds of heavy rainfall, the ground will struggle to absorb additional rain that falls over the coming days. Stay weather-aware and keep up with WeatherNation for all things weather.</p>

Caitlin Connell

Severe Weather Threat Makes it to the Gulf Coast

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<p>We've kicked out the chilly weather and are welcoming back warm temperatures! High pressure along the East Coast will help bump up highs into the 70's and 80's this afternoon. Some locations like Toledo and Evansville could threaten record highs.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/04/FORECAST-1714360039518.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>Highs will tack on another few degrees to kick off the workweek tomorrow. That will put a few more of us in the record conversation on Monday. Marks as old as 1899 could fall by Monday afternoon in Cleveland if they get to 84°.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/04/Highs Mon-Wed-1714310627347.png">If you like the warm weather, you're in luck on Tuesday, too! <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/04/potential records mon-1714387133422.jpg">More on your Eastern Regional Forecast can be found :10 past the hour on WeatherNation.</p>

Record Highs in Trouble in the Northeast

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<p>Even though we just dealt with a powerful low-pressure system and tornado outbreak this past week, it's the middle of storm season and the next low is already on the way. This low is arriving from the Pacific Northwest, targeting the Plains for Tuesday and Wednesday. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued a <strong>marginal </strong>and<strong> slight</strong> risk for Tuesday. The slight risk reaches from the Twin Cities, MN area and down through Kansas City, MO. All forms of severe weather are on the table.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/04/spc-1714385999801.png"></p><p>A few tornadoes, pockets of large hail, and strong winds all pose a threat on Tuesday. We pose the risk of significantly large hailstones over 2" in diameter, and wind gusts 75+ mph. Both of these specific risks reach into the Northern Great Plains and farther south into the Central Plains. </p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/04/SIG-1714386459039.png"></p><p>The severe weather risk continues on Wednesday for central Kansas and western Oklahoma. Since this particular severe weather threat is still a few days out, this highlights the level of confidence the SPC has in the forecast, as another <strong>slight </strong>risk has been issued.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/04/spc wed-1714389856974.png"></p><p>The exact timing of this system is yet to be determined. As we get closer to this timeframe, details will get hammered out. But it's important to keep checking the forecast at least once a day to keep up with any tweaks that happen between now and Tuesday.</p><p>As of now, isolated storms have the potential to fire off around the peak heating hours of the day both Tuesday and Wednesday. The severe threat lingers into the overnight hours on both days, too.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/04/2024-04-29 05-17-53-1714389497910.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p></p><p>There is another heavy rain and flooding risk associated with this next low-pressure system. Widespread rain totals for most of the Heartland could add up to another 2-4". While this is needed rain, especially for the Midwest and central Plains as the drought has been increasing, too much rain will cause runoff and flooding concerns.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot 2024-04-29 052810-1714390100258.png"></p><p>Check back in with WeatherNation for more updates on this next system.</p>

Midweek Severe Storm Risk

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<p>The town of Sulphur, OK took taken a direct hit from a destructive tornado on Saturday night. Unfortunately, more sights like this are coming to light throughout Sunday. Our Field Correspondent, Brandon Clement, took this video earlier in the day:</p><p>Related articles: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/tornadoes-touch-down-in-nebraska-and-iowa-on-friday"><em><u>Destructive Tornadoes Tear Through Plains Friday</u></em></a> and<strong> </strong><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/this-week-severe-weather-threat-continues"><em><u>This Week: Severe Weather Threat Continues</u></em></a></p><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1784590897423765833" src="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1784590897423765833"></div><p>Unlike Friday, Saturday brought in more than double the amount of hail reports compared to tornado reports. The red dots below are all reports of tornadoes, not yet confirmed, but reports.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/04/lsr-1714302865222.png">The NWS office in Norman went out and surveyed the damage Sunday, and confirmed "at least" EF3 damage in both Marietta and Sulphur. They mentioned that more assessments will be done in the coming days that could warrant an upgrade. </p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/04/tornado surveys-1714389573765.jpg"></p><p>The hail was large and damaging, along with the strong wind gusts and the confirmed tornadoes that touched down. About teacup-sized hail fell in Fox, OK on Saturday, and we're sure that hailstones that large will easily cause damage.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot 2024-04-28 052810-1714303700198.png"></p><p>This is a terrifying view of a tornado touching down in the rural area of Kendall, KS. You can easily see the wide base of it on the ground along with much of the dust and debris that was picked up.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/04/VO_042724_RNC_NEAR KENDALL, KS_SHORTER VERSION OF TORNADO JOSH INTERCEPTED AND DEBRIS FLYING AT THE END_EMAIL_JOSH HEYNEN_DW_E042724-1714303991447.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>

More Destructive Tornadoes Touch Down in Oklahoma

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Summer of 1993, New England Dragway. That's when and where Steve knew he wanted to become a meteorologist. More than 20 years later he is extremely fortunate and blessed to be able to live his childhood dream. As a lover of math and science, Steve had a consistent interest in weather in elementary, middle, and high school before discovering you can major in meteorology. He attended Lyndon State College in Vermont where he received a bachelor's in meteorology-broadcasting and associate's in television news. He has worked as a meteorologist and reporter in Winchester, VA, Burlington, VT, and most recently in West Palm Beach, FL. He's recognized by the American Meteorological Society with the Certification of Broadcast Meteorologists.

Steven Glazier

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<h2>North Side - Nebraska &amp; Iowa</h2><p>Several teams of meteorologists and storm damage experts are actively investigating and surveying damage from Friday across the I-80 corridor. The National Weather Service in Omaha has five survey teams actively surveying damaged areas.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot 2024-04-27 091236-1714230904887.png">It all started when a tornado touched down in Lincoln, NE, just before 3 PM central time on Friday. This storm was tornado-warned for more than 50 miles as it tore through suburbs of the Omaha metro and eventually moved across the Missouri River and into Iowa.</p><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1783955995875565622" src="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1783955995875565622"></div><p>This tornado struck Waverly, NE, a suburb on the NE side of Lincoln, where it derailed a train. It also moved through Elkhorn, NE which sits on the west side of the city of Omaha.</p><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1784243608318595371" src="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1784243608318595371"></div><p>There was a "tornado emergency" issued for the northern suburbs of Omaha, NE, at around 3:45 PM CT Friday - this is the highest level of tornado warning the National Weather Service can issue and signals that there is a confirmed tornado on the ground and an extremely dangerous situation unfolding. A traffic camera in the Omaha area caught the tornado. Our field crews observed high-tension power lines snapped in Elkhorn, NE, outside of Omaha after the tornado moved through. Another tornado warning was issued for the city of Omaha, including downtown and damage was confirmed in the region.</p><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1783961145100980348" src="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1783961145100980348"></div><p>Severe weather will be possible in this area once again Saturday and Sunday. This weekend could feature more significant tornadoes farther south too, which you can learn more about here in our other story: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/weekend-forecast-more-severe-weather-in-the-plains"><strong><em><u>Weekend Severe Threat</u></em></strong></a></p><h2>South Side - Tex-a-Homa</h2><p>Storms in Texas and Oklahoma intensified overnight Thursday into Friday morning, producing large hail and tornadoes in Oklahoma before sunrise. More storms developed midday, and another confirmed tornado touched down in Waco, TX. It moved northeast, impacting cities south of Dallas along I-35 and I-45.</p><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1783923252944920977" src="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1783923252944920977"></div><p>More active <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/weekend-forecast-more-severe-weather-in-the-plains"><em><u>weather is imminent on Saturday! </u></em></a>Please stay weather-aware for the rest of the weekend and take all weather alerts seriously!</p>

Taban Sharifi

Tornadoes Tear Through the Heartland Friday

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<p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: #454545;">Rob grew up in South Florida, where daily afternoon storms and hurricanes piqued his interest in meteorology early on. That interest was fostered by his teachers and his father, who one time brought him onto the roof of their home to watch a funnel cloud move through the Everglades several miles away. Years of filmmaking and tv production in high school gradually pushed him toward broadcast meteorology at Florida State University, where he joined and eventually led the student run daily weather show. After graduating with a Bachelors of Science in Meteorology, he began his career at KESQ in Palm Springs, California before heading to KFSN in Fresno and WLOS in Asheville, North Carolina. He has covered a diverse array of extreme weather events, including haboobs and flash flooding in the desert, extreme snow in the Sierra, hurricanes, and Appalachian ice storms. He also enjoys telling stories and reporting about weather issues.

Connect with Rob on <a href="https://twitter.com/WxRobBradley">Twitter</a></span></p>

Rob Bradley

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<p>Snow piled up in the Rocky Mountains this weekend, with over two feet of snow reported in parts of Colorado! Even the Denver metro area saw accumulating snow Saturday morning.</p><div class="twitter-tweet" style="display: flex; justify-content: center" data-twitt-post-id="1784356854233178450" src="https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1784356854233178450"></div><p><br>Many mountainous areas from the Cascades to the Rockies reported heavy snow from mid-week into the weekend, with the Front Range of Colorado reported the highest totals thus far.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot 2024-04-28 062758-1714307296262.png">Moisture lingering behind the trough and afternoon heating will lead to a few more pop-up rain and snow showers on Sunday. Winter alerts are in effect for SE Wyoming's Snowy Range, where several inches of snow and gusty winds are expected.</p><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/04/forecast-1714319083449.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><p>Additional snowfall is only expected to top a few inches on Sunday but could create travel issues on mountain passes, including on I-70 and I-80.</p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/04/snow accumulation-1714319142786.jpg">Snow this late in the season is not unusual in the Colorado Rockies. In fact, even more snow is possible toward the end of the computing workweek. Denver has recorded measurable snow into late May - with mountain snow chances lingering even longer. This is great news for the handful of ski resorts that remain open, and hope to extend their season even further.</p>

Late-Season Snow Dumps 2 Feet Across the Rockies

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Lucy Bergemann

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<p>More people die from heat every year than ALL other extreme weather COMBINED. So how do you know how hot it is it <em>really</em> going to be?&nbsp;The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA] and the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control [CDC] worked collaboratively to produce a new HeatRisk tool rolling out this summer from coast to coast. The tool had previously been used on the West Coast, but the 2024 summer will bring this experimental product to all cities across the U.S. </p><p>According to <span style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36)">Kimberly McMahon, the NWS Public Weather Services Program Manager, "HeatRisk is a great tool to just put into context, how hot it's going to be compared to what they're used to." </span></p><p><span>The HeatRisk scale ranges from minor to extreme impacts and is color-coded from yellow to magenta. For reference, a MINOR impact day is your typical summer day.&nbsp;MODERATE days bring impact to vulnerable populations, especially people who are in the sun for long periods or without A/C. On these days, fans and open windows help to alleviate heat impacts inside.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">&nbsp;</span></p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/04/major-1713896597233.jpg"><span>MAJOR impact days can be deadly for those without A/C and power interruptions are possible due to the heat stress. Hospitals are likely to see an increase in the number of ER visits due to heat-related illnesses. Outdoor activities should be shifted to cooler times of the day.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">&nbsp;</span></p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/04/mod-1713896597231.jpg"><span>Finally, EXTREME impact days are for long-duration or potentially record-breaking heat events. There will be little to no relief from the heat overnight... and power outages are likely due to the stress on the grid. Outdoor activities should be canceled, and you should stay in cool spaces.&nbsp;</span><span style="color: windowtext">&nbsp;In 2023 during Phoenix's month-long stretch of 100°+ degree days, more people died in their un-air conditions homes than outdoors. </span></p><p><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2024/04/xtreme-1713896597235.jpg">The HeatRisk tool incorporated heat forecast and historical data from NOAA to include: how above normal the temperatures are, the time of year, the duration of the heat, and overnight relief potential.<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">&nbsp;It also considers at what temperature heat deaths occur for over 700 cities in the U.S.. That data was imperative in designing the tool to know at what level heat becomes deadly, unique to geographic location. For example, Phoenix's 110°, though hot, wouldn't be an "extreme" day during the summer. Take that same 110° but for Chicago? The risk becomes extreme. </span><span>Look for the new HeatRisk product and temperature forecasts this summer on WeatherNationTV. For more information from NOAA, visit the </span><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/heatrisk/#:~:text=The%20NWS%20HeatRisk%20is%20an,both%20daytime%20and%20nighttime%20temperatures"><strong><em><u><span>HeatRisk Dashboard.</span></u></em></strong></a></p>

NOAA Debuts "HeatRisk" Tool Nationwide

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You did it, Fairbanks!  The central Alaska city---approximately 140 miles south of the Arctic Circle---reached a temperature of 70 degrees for the first time in 2018 on Wednesday.  It had been just over 8 months since the last time Fairbanks experienced a 70 degree temperature!

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What is interesting is that the day before---Tuesday---Fairbanks broke the 60-degree mark for the first time this year.

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Looking ahead, temperatures are expected to rise a few degrees more on Thursday.  Highs will top out near 75 degrees in Fairbanks.

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The average high temperature in early May in Fairbanks is in the upper 50s.  It's also not uncommon for the city to reach 70 degrees during the month of May.  In fact, the hottest temperature ever observed in Fairbanks in May was 90 degrees in 1947!

With more daylight and warmer temperatures, the Interior Alaska snowpack will continue to melt.  River flooding will be a concern throughout the month.

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Above average temperatures are also impacting other parts of the United States.  Follow WeatherNation on air and online as we track the building heat across the Lower 48.

-<a href="http://www.facebook.com/MeteorologistJoeAstolfi">Meteorologist Joe Astolfi</a>

Temperature Milestone for Fairbanks, Alaska

Severe Weather Threat Makes it to the Gulf Coast

More severe storms are in the forecast for Mo

Record Highs in Trouble in the Northeast

We've kicked out the chilly weather and are w

Midweek Severe Storm Risk

Even though we just dealt with a powerful low

More Destructive Tornadoes Touch Down in Oklahoma

The town of Sulphur, OK took taken a direct h

Tornadoes Tear Through the Heartland Friday

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Late-Season Snow Dumps 2 Feet Across the Rockies

Snow piled up in the Rocky Mountains this wee

NOAA Debuts "HeatRisk" Tool Nationwide

More people die from heat every year than ALL

Temperature Milestone for Fairbanks, Alaska

Severe Weather Threat Makes it to the Gulf Coast

More severe storms are in the forecast for Mo

Record Highs in Trouble in the Northeast

We've kicked out the chilly weather and are w

Midweek Severe Storm Risk

Even though we just dealt with a powerful low

More Destructive Tornadoes Touch Down in Oklahoma

The town of Sulphur, OK took taken a direct h

Tornadoes Tear Through the Heartland Friday

North Side - Nebraska &amp; IowaSeveral teams

Late-Season Snow Dumps 2 Feet Across the Rockies

Snow piled up in the Rocky Mountains this wee

NOAA Debuts "HeatRisk" Tool Nationwide

More people die from heat every year than ALL

North Side - Nebraska & IowaSeveral teams