Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Northern Plains and Midwest; Fire Weather Threat in the West

Severe thunderstorms will continue to be possible over parts of the northern Plains and upper Midwest through Saturday which could bring large hail, damaging winds, and possible tornadoes. Heavy to excessive rainfall may produce flooding over a part of the Midwest today. Elevated to critical fire weather are expected today into this weekend over parts of the central Rockies and Great Basin. Read More >

Updated 9/30/25

2025 Update: An EF-0 tornado occurred near Mt. Sterling on Sept. 22nd. This is the 39th tornado to be documented in WI this year, which is the 6th most in Wisconsin's history going back to 1950. 4 EF2s, 13 EF1s, 20 EF0s and 2 EF Unknown (U) have been documented. On average, Wisconsin has 23 tornadoes that occur throughout the full year.