August 13, 2026
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Wildfire Smoke Drifts Back Into Western Washington Tonight Spreading Toward Portland and Northwestern Oregon With Hazy Skies Through the Weekend
WASHINGTON — Wildfire smoke is drifting back into western Washington tonight and is expected to…
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Active Monsoon Pattern Brings Flash Flood and Fire Weather Threats Across the West Thursday With Warnings Spanning Washington to Arizona
WEST — Thursday will be an active monsoon day across the West with a mix…
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Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight Across Michigan With Up to One Hundred Meteors Per Hour Possible Under Clear Complete Darkness
MICHIGAN — Tonight marks the peak of the Perseid Meteor Shower, the largest meteor shower…
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Another Round of Storms Fires Up in Dakotas and Tracks Toward Iowa and Illinois Thursday With Damaging Winds Between Nine AM and Two PM
ILLINOIS — Another round of storms is developing in the Dakotas and heading toward Iowa…
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Multiple New Lightning-Sparked Wildfires Break Out East of the Cascades With Sinlahekin Fire Now Exceeding One Hundred Fifty Thousand Acres
WASHINGTON — Several new fires have started east of the Cascades, many of them likely…
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Another Strong MCS Threatens Illinois Thursday With Damaging Wind Gusts and Tornadoes Possible South of Interstate 80 Into Central Indiana
ILLINOIS — Another chance for a strong Mesoscale Convective System exists as the complex moves…
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Nasty Overnight Storm Line Threatens Hartford, New Haven, and Bridgeport With Frequent Lightning, Heavy Rain, and Strong Wind Gusts Between 11 PM and 5 AM
CONNECTICUT — A nasty line of storms is forecast to slide through Connecticut between 11…
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Ring of Fire Pattern Explained as Heat Dome Locks Over Texas With Storms Repeatedly Slamming Same Areas While Center Stays Bone Dry Through August
TEXAS — A common summer pattern known as the ring of fire is firmly entrenched…