19May2025 Read more MODERATE RISK: Plains Tornado Outbreak DAY TWO! As powerful jet stream winds eject out of the Rockies, another round of severe storms is expected with all hazards expected including "hurricane force" straight-line winds, baseball sized hail and STRONG TORNADOES. Updating timing and latest hi-res models in this brief VIDEO UPDATE...
16May2025 Read more HEADS UP OHIO VALLEY: Per SPC "Intense Supercells with STRONG, POTENTIALLY LONG-TRACK TORNADOES" Some strong wording coming from the Storm Prediction Center regarding the environment for tornadoes this evening: "Intense Supercells with STRONG, POTENTIALLY LONG-TRACK TORNADOES". My thoughts on when these storms will fire and WHO WILL BE MOST AT RISK in this video update.
15May2025 Read more MODERATE RISK ISSUED: Targeting the Lower Ohio Valley for TORNADOES & VERY LARGE Hail. Unseasonably strong jet-stream energy is blasting into the Central US right now setting the stage for MULTIPLE DAYS OF SEVERE STORMS. Tonight's VIDEO UPDATE will focus on the MODERATE RISK area issued for the Lower Ohio and Middle Mississippi River Valley for Friday, particularly Friday evening when the table appears to be set for the possibility of VERY LARGE hail and STRONG TORNADOES.
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...
2Apr2024 Read more Stories from '74: SPC's Deputy Director Bill Bunting The Deputy Director of the Storm Prediction Center, William Bunting, sat down with me, virtually, to discuss the significance of the 1974 Super Outbreak and how it has led to MANY of the advances in meteorology that we take for granted today..
2Apr2024 Read more Stories from '74: Louisville NWS Forecaster Dave Reeves Dave Reeves was a forecaster working for the National Weather Service in Louisville on April 3, 1974. He is the guy that issued the Tornado Warning for the city on that fateful day. Here is his story..
2Apr2024 Read more Stories from '74: Brandenburg's Dan Dressel Dan Dressel was 15 years old when the tornado struck Brandenburg. He lost his father in that storm and nearly lost his mother and grandparents as well. Here is his story..
1Apr2024 Read more PROMO: The Super Outbreak On April 3, 1974 the Eastern US bore witness to the most violent outbreak of tornadoes ever recorded. It is a day that changed the course of weather history.