Severe Weather Outbreak Likely This Weekend

A very unstable and sheared environment is going to be in place this weekend across parts of the South ahead of a dynamic storm system. While some uncertainty remains, current indications are that this is going to result in a…

Significant Severe Weather Event Could Unfold This Weekend

A deepening surface low associated with a strong upper-level storm system is going to exit the Plains and lift into the Ohio Valley late Saturday into Sunday. High dew points, an influx of moisture from the Gulf, and overall unstable…

Tornadoes Confirmed in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama

Tornadoes have been confirmed in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama from storms Sunday and Monday. Texas In Texas, an EF-1 touched down in Pasadena, which is just southeast of Houston, Sunday afternoon. Dan Reilly, a meteorologist with National Weather Service…

New Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued

A new severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of east Texas and west Louisiana until 9 PM CDT. The MCS we have been tracking is expected to track into the watch area later this afternoon and evening. It…

Southeast Texas & West Louisiana Upgraded to Enhanced Risk

Today’s slight risk has been upgraded to an enhanced risk for southeast Texas and most of Louisiana. This upgrade was primarily driven by an increasing threat of wind damage with a line of storms currently located southwest of Houston. pic.twitter.com/pg8guBSbUa…

Severe Threat to Shift East

Our second disturbance is set to eject out of Texas and into the lower Mississippi River Valley tonight through tomorrow night/early Monday.  Several waves of storms are still expected, with heavy rain and at least a few strong/severe storms likely.…

Update on Today’s Severe Weather Threat

A level 3 (enhanced) risk for severe weather has now been outlined from east-central Texas to far northwest Mississippi for today (see figure 1). Currently, a mesoscale convective system (MCS) is tracking east across northeast Texas. This MCS is sub-severe,…