Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the South-Central U.S.

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected across portions of the Ohio Valley into southern Mid-Atlantic and Carolinas. Rounds of strong thunderstorms are expected to develop across the northern and central Plains. Sweltering heat remains most persistent across the South-Central Plains and Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley through next week. Read More >

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An Active Stretch of Severe Weather

There is an isolated chance for strong to severe thunderstorms this evening through the overnight hours. Any storm that becomes severe have the ability to produce large hail and damaging wind gusts. Additionally, storms could produce heavy rains and create a flood risk. Stay weather aware and safe tonight!

It has been an active stretch of severe weather across western and north-central Nebraska! From August 6 through September 2, our area was included in at least a Marginal Risk for severe thunderstorms for 28 consecutive days. This was the longest such streak since 2023 and ranks as the 3rd longest for the NWS North Platte forecast area since 2014. For comparison, the longest streak was 35 consecutive days in 2023, followed by 34 days in 2019. The 28-day streak highlights just how active the severe weather pattern has been across our area over the past month.