Today's Operations

Weather Summary

As of 5:32 a.m. Central, Tue., May. 21, 2013

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Midwest - Severe thunderstorms are possible in the central and lower Great Lakes, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, central and west Kentucky and central and south Missouri. - Damaging wind gusts, large hail and tornadoes are possible. - The tornado threat appears to be highest in southeast Missouri, west Kentucky, south Illinois and south Indiana. - Chilly rain and showers continue in the Dakotas, Nebraska and Minnesota. - Additional rainfall up to an inch is possible in the Dakotas and Minnesota. - Very warm and muggy with highs in the 80s and very low 90s from south Michigan through Kentucky and east Missouri. - Highs in the 70s from Kansas to central Michigan. - Cool with highs in the 50s and 60s in Nebraska, the Dakotas, north Minnesota and north Michigan.

South - The severe thunderstorm and tornado outbreak continues today not too far south and east of where it occurred Sunday and Monday. - Main threat area extends from central and east Texas through Arkansas through tonight. - Severe thunderstorms could develop fairly close to Dallas, Austin and San Antonio before racing northeast toward Arkansas. - Severe thunderstorms may rumble into west Tennessee and northwest Mississippi Tuesday evening and could contain damaging winds, hail and isolated tornadoes. - Other scattered showers and non-severe thunderstorms from the Carolinas to Florida. - High temperatures will be mainly in the 80s to middle 90s across the region. - Cooler 70s are forecast across Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. - The Rio Grande Valley will have temperatures top 100 degrees.

Northeast - Showers and thunderstorms are likely along a warm front extending across Upstate New York and New England. - A few of the thunderstorms may grow strong enough to produce some hail and gusty winds. - Showers and thunderstorms are also possible across Virginia, but no severe thunderstorms are expected. - The remainder of the region should be dry. - It will be cool north of the warm front with highs in the upper 50s to lower 70s across north New York and central/north New England. - Warmer and more humid south of the warm front with highs in the 80s from south New York and southwest New England to the Virginias.

West - The next storm system moves into the Northwest expanding showers and thunderstorms across Washington, Oregon and north Idaho. - Thunderstorms are most likely in east Washington, northeast Oregon and north Idaho. - No severe thunderstorms are expected. - This storm system stalls keeping the Northwest showery and cool through the end of the week. - A few showers linger in east Montana and east Wyoming throughout the day. - The showers shift east into the Plains at night. - The remainder of the region will be dry. - Cool in the Northwest with highs in the 50s and 60s. - Milder with highs in the 60s and 70s in the northern and central Rockies. - Highs in the Southwest range from the 60s and 70s along the California coast to the 90s and lower 100s in the deserts.