14May2025 Read more FORECAST: Severe Storms Return!! The return of powerful jet stream winds are expected to result in a multi-day severe weather event across parts of the Midwest/Great Lakes and Ohio Valley as we head into the weekend. Latest on tornado risk and timing in this video update...
13May2025 Read more FORECAST: Midweek Showers Give Way to Big Weekend Storms! The Storm Prediction Center has a Slight Risk of severe storms posted for much of the Midwest and Ohio Valley going into the weekend. Details on main threats and if tornadoes will be an issue in the blog...
5May2025 Read more MAY OUTLOOK: Accessing The Water Shut off Valve After weeks of rain, WE FINALLY will have a chance to dry out as we head into middle May. Just how much rain has fallen since March and when Mother Nature turns off the fire hose in this weather outlook.
2Apr2025 Read more HIGH RISK ISSUED: "Numerous Strong Tornadoes LIKELY" SPC: "A tornado outbreak is expected today and tonight from parts of the lower Mississippi Valley into the Mid-South and lower Ohio Valley. Numerous tornadoes, along with multiple EF3+ tornadoes, appear likely." Latest on the HIGH RISK and TORNADO THREAT...
29Mar2025 Read more VIDEO UPDATE: Tornado and Flood Threats this Week! VIDEO: After a lull in activity over the last 10 days or so, the Eastern US is about to go into a very active period with multiple rounds of severe storms expected. Specifically discussing the TORNADO THREAT Sunday Night and again on Wednesday. In addition, we are looking at the potential of EXCESSIVE RAINFALL with flooding becoming a real threat by late week.
4Apr2024 Read more Stories from '74: Brandenburg's Melissa Pipes Melissa was a third grader in Brandenburg living on top of West Hill at the time the monster tornado arrived. Her traumatic story of survival and loss on April 3, 1974..
4Apr2024 Read more Stories from '74: Brandenburg's Tom Bridge Tom Bridge was a pastor and also a newspaper deliverer for the Meade County Messenger in Brandenburg on April 3, 1974. His story of survival, heroism and remembrance will leave you speechless.
4Apr2024 Read more Stories from '74: Don Burgess - National Severe Storms Laboratory Don Burgess was a graduate student working at the National Severe Storms Laboratory in Norman, OK on April 3, 1974. He would later become responsible for the implementation of the NEXRAD Doppler Radar that radically improved tornado detection and lead times for warnings..
3Apr2024 Read more Stories from '74: Severe Storm Expert Dr. Greg Forbes Dr. Forbes had the unique opportunity to work directly with the creator of the original F-Scale for tornadoes, Dr. Theodore Fujita, during the April 3, 1974 Super Outbreak. His compelling perspective on the historic outbreak..
2Apr2024 Read more TRAILER | THE SUPER OUTBREAK - The day that weather changed forever. Prior to April 3, 1974, there had never been more than two (2) EF5 tornadoes in a single day. On that day, however, there were SEVEN. Here's a sampling of what occurred..