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SPC MD 753

MD 0753 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE FOR NORTHEAST COLORADO VICINITY Mesoscale Discussion 0753NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK0308 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026Areas affected...northeast Colorado vicinityConcerning...Severe potential...Watch possible Valid 172008Z - 172245ZProbability of Watch Issuance...60 percentSUMMARY...Isolated high-based thunderstorms may pose a risk forstrong wind gusts and large hail through this evening. A severethunderstorm watch may be needed some

SPC MD 754

MD 0754 CONCERNING TORNADO WATCH 213... FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SD...FAR NORTHWEST IA...AND FAR SOUTHWEST MN Mesoscale Discussion 0754NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK0331 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026Areas affected...portions of southeast SD...far northwest IA...andfar southwest MNConcerning...Tornado Watch 213...Valid 172031Z - 172200ZThe severe weather threat for Tornado Watch 213 continues.SUMMARY...A swath of damaging winds up to 80 mph is possibledownstream of an ongoing bow moving e

SPC MD 755

MD 0755 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL GREAT PLAINS Mesoscale Discussion 0755NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK0338 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026Areas affected...portions of the central Great PlainsConcerning...Severe potential...Watch possible Valid 172038Z - 172245ZProbability of Watch Issuance...40 percentSUMMARY...Isolated thunderstorm development is possible across theeastern Texas Panhandle, northwest Oklahoma, and south-centralKansas along a dr

SPC MD 751

MD 0751 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN Mesoscale Discussion 0751NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK0232 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026Areas affected...portions of central Lower MichiganConcerning...Severe potential...Watch possible Valid 171932Z - 172200ZProbability of Watch Issuance...40 percentSUMMARY...Thunderstorms may pose a risk for large hail and damagingwind gusts, with some potential for a tornado or two. Watch issuanceis possible.DI

SPC Tornado Watch 214 Status Reports

WW 0214 Status Updates <br /><a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ws0214.html"><img src="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0214_radar.gif" border="1" alt="WW 0214 Status Image" hspace="1" vspace="1" width="525" height="459" align="center" /></a><pre>STATUS FOR WATCH 0214 HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET</pre><a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ws0214.html">Read more</a>

SPC Tornado Watch 214

WW 214 TORNADO IA KS NE 172010Z - 180400Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTEDTornado Watch Number 214NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK310 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a* Tornado Watch for portions of Far Southwest Iowa North-Central and Northeast Kansas Southeast Nebraska* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 310 PM until 1100 PM CDT.* Primary threats include... A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible Sc

SPC Tornado Watch 213 Status Reports

WW 0213 Status Updates <br /><a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ws0213.html"><img src="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0213_radar.gif" border="1" alt="WW 0213 Status Image" hspace="1" vspace="1" width="525" height="459" align="center" /></a><pre>STATUS FOR WATCH 0213 HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET</pre><a href="https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ws0213.html">Read more</a>

SPC Tornado Watch 213

WW 213 TORNADO IA MN NE SD 171840Z - 180300Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTEDTornado Watch Number 213NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK140 PM CDT Sun May 17 2026The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a* Tornado Watch for portions of Northwest Iowa Far Southwest Minnesota Northeast Nebraska Southeast South Dakota* Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 140 PM until 1000 PM CDT.* Primary threats include... A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes

Rare Level 4 out of 5 threat issued ahead of major severe weather outbreak stretching 1,000 miles on Monday

Millions of Americans across 1,000 miles of the Plains and Upper-Midwest are bracing for an extremely dangerous severe weather outbreak on Monday, just hours after strong storms slammed the region on Sunday.Starting Monday, parts of central and northeastern Kansas stretching up into southeastern Nebraska are under a rare level 4/5 severe storm threat as the atmosphere will be primed for violent storms producing tornadoes and huge hail. Monday's setup comes as a strong upper-level storm system mo

SPC MD 744

MD 0744 CONCERNING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 211... FOR NORTH-CENTRAL INTO NORTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTH-CENTRAL INTO SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA Mesoscale Discussion 0744NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK1015 PM CDT Sat May 16 2026Areas affected...north-central into northeast Kansas andsouth-central into southeast NebraskaConcerning...Severe Thunderstorm Watch 211...Valid 170315Z - 170515ZThe severe weather threat for Severe Thunderstorm Watch 211continues.SUMMARY...The threat for significant dam

SPC Tornado Watch 210 Status Reports

WW 0210 Status Updates STATUS REPORT ON WW 210SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 25 E FNB TO10 ESE LWD TO 30 N IRK.FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0743..SQUITIERI..05/17/26ATTN...WFO...DMX...OAX...EAX...STATUS REPORT FOR WT 210 SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS MOC001-025-061-063-075-079-081-115-117-121-129-147-171-197-211-170340-MO . MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED AREADAIR CALDWELL DAVIESS DEKA

SPC Tornado Watch 210

WW 210 TORNADO IA MO 162140Z - 170400Z URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTEDTornado Watch Number 210NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK440 PM CDT Sat May 16 2026The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a* Tornado Watch for portions of Southern into Southwest Iowa Northern Missouri* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 440 PM until 1100 PM CDT.* Primary threats include... A few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible Scattered large hail and isola

SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 211 Status Reports

WW 0211 Status Updates STATUS REPORT ON WW 211SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 10 E LBF TO25 NNW EAR TO 25 WNW GRI TO 30 N GRI TO 25 WNW OLU TO 15 WSW OFK...JEWELL..05/17/26ATTN...WFO...OAX...EAX...TOP...GID...LBF...STATUS REPORT FOR WS 211 SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IAC155-170340-IA . IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED AREPOTTAWATTAMIE KSC005-013-027-029-043-085-089-117-123-131-141-143-147-149-157-161-163-183-201-170340-KS . KANSAS COUNTIES

SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 209 Status Reports

WW 0209 Status Updates STATUS REPORT ON WW 209SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 50 N GCK TO30 WSW HLC TO 35 S MCK TO 30 S LBF TO 25 WSW BBW...JEWELL..05/17/26ATTN...WFO...GLD...BOU...LBF...CYS...STATUS REPORT FOR WS 209 SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS KSC039-063-065-137-179-170340-KS . KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED AREDECATUR GOVE GRAHAM NORTON SHERIDAN NEC063-111-145-170340-NE . NE

Powerful magnitude 6.0 earthquake rattles Caribbean islands of Antigua and Barbuda

The Leeward Islands in the Caribbean were shaken by a powerful magnitude 6.0 earthquake on Saturday morning.The epicenter was measured about 43.5 miles (70.1 kilometers) from the village of Codrington on the island of Barbuda at around 10:50 a.m. local time.According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), shakes were reported as far west as Puerto Rico and as far south as Martinique. There is no threat of a tsunami at this time.Since 2016, there have now been four magnitude 6.0 or higher

SPC MD 731

MD 0731 CONCERNING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 204...206... FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN OKLAHOMA INTO NORTHWESTERN TEXAS Mesoscale Discussion 0731NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK0833 PM CDT Fri May 15 2026Areas affected...portions of western Oklahoma into northwesternTexasConcerning...Severe Thunderstorm Watch 204...206...Valid 160133Z - 160300ZThe severe weather threat for Severe Thunderstorm Watch 204, 206continues.SUMMARY...A few more severe gusts may occur with ongoing stormsbefore noc

SPC MD 730

MD 0730 CONCERNING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 205... FOR EASTERN NEBRASKA INTO WESTERN AND NORTHERN IOWA AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA Mesoscale Discussion 0730NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK0729 PM CDT Fri May 15 2026Areas affected...eastern Nebraska into western and northern Iowa andsouthern MinnesotaConcerning...Severe Thunderstorm Watch 205...Valid 160029Z - 160230ZThe severe weather threat for Severe Thunderstorm Watch 205continues.SUMMARY...The potential for large hail up to 2.0-2.5"

Rounds of severe storms continue across Central US into early next week with millions facing tornado threat

Severe weather season isn't over, as the week of back-to-back storms has proven. Things are expected to ramp up on Sunday, as another round of dangerous storms moves into the Central U.S. Storms are expected to bring a widespread threat of large hail and tornadoes to more than 40 million across the Midwest on Sunday and Monday. On Sunday, a strong dip in the jet stream will anchor itself over the western U.S., sending energy into the middle of the country. A deepening area of low pressure is for

Video shows powerful dust storm creating blizzard-like conditions on western North Dakota highway

WILLISTON, N.D. — A major dust storm created blizzard-like conditions in western North Dakota Thursday afternoon, reducing visibility to near-zero and causing several crashes on local highways. DANGERS OF DUST STORMSVideo from the North Dakota Highway Patrol showed a wall of dust that made it nearly impossible to see. HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHERTroopers responded to a crash involving tanker trailers on Highway 85 in Williams County around 1:30 p.m. local time. Police said the driver was saved by th

Millions across 1,200 miles from Wisconsin to Texas under threat of 'monster' hail as severe storms fire up

A more than 1,200-mile corridor from Wisconsin to Texas could see severe weather beginning Friday afternoon, with more than 7 million people under the greatest risk of seeing large hail across Iowa and other parts of the Midwest and Central Plains. Supercell thunderstorms are expected to develop during the early evening and into the overnight, and could produce "monster" hail 3 inches in diameter, as well as tornadoes.WHAT IS A SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM?The multiday threat began on Thursday when nu

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