storm prediction center

Storm Prediction Center's Marginal to High Risk

Breaking down the Storm Prediction Center’s severe storm risk categories

With a First Alert Weather Day for Saturday, March 15, 2025, and a rare high risk issued by the NOAA/National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center, we’re looking at statistics on how recently and how often we’ve seen these predictions for central Alabama.

WFMY News 2 on MSN · 2d

Weather IQ: What do the Storm Prediction Center's categories mean?

Severe weather can strike at any time, and when it does, it’s important to understand the level of threat you're facing. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) uses a system of risk categories to communicate the severity of weather events on any given day.

AOL · 3d

What the Storm Prediction Center's Thunderstorm Outlook Means

Severe weather is defined as a thunderstorm that produces one of the following: measured wind gusts to at least 58 mph, storms capable of producing wind damage (trees, structures, power lines), hail at least one inch in diameter (the size of a quarter) and/or a tornado.

tornadoes, dust storm

CNN · 1d

Violent tornado outbreak underway in South from storm that has killed at least 33

Severe storms and tornadoes are tearing through the South after deadly outbreak in the Midwest on Friday. Follow for live news updates.

Fox News on MSN · 1d

Tornado threat moves south after central states hit by massive storm

The threat of tornadoes moved east into the Mississippi Valley and the south on Saturday, just a day after a massive storm in several central states.

Action News Jax · 1d

Monster storm across the US sparks threat of tornadoes in US South; At least 5 dead

At least five people have been killed in a monster storm sweeping across much of the U.S. At least two people were killed in Missouri after a tornado struck the Bakersfield area

wildfires, storm and Oklahoma

WBAL-TV · 16h

Tornadoes, wildfires and blinding dust sweep across US as storm leaves at least 33 dead

Winds gusting up to 80 mph were predicted from the Canadian border to Texas, threatening blizzard conditions in colder northern areas and wildfire risk in warmer, drier areas to the south.

ABC News on MSN · 1d

13 dead in crashes during dust storms; homes destroyed in Oklahoma wildfires

The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center warned of "near historic" fire conditions in the Plains.

The Oklahoman on MSN · 1d

Oklahoma wildfires destroy more than 200 homes; one dead; Gov. Stitt declares emergency

Almost 300 houses and structures were destroyed by the wildfires that burned across the state on Friday and sent some Oklahomans fleeing with only the clothes on their backs, Gov. Kevin Stitt said. Communities in both rural and urban areas across the state were hit,

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Big March Storm Fans Wildfires and Kills Three as Forecasters Fear Weekend Tornados

A huge storm system crossing the U.S. threatens to unleash tornadoes Friday in the Mississippi Valley, blizzards in the ...

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A monster storm across the U.S. sparks threat of tornadoes and fire, killing at least 5

Whipping winds moved east into the Mississippi Valley and Deep South, with at least two people killed in Missouri. Three ...

At least 26 dead in massive US storm after Kansas reports 8 fatalities

The National Weather Service predicted extreme weather across a vast swath of the country that is home to more than 100 ...

2don MSN

Severe T-storm watch issued in Minnesota alongside blizzard and winter storm warnings

Counties included in the severe thunderstorm watch (the first of 2025 in Minnesota) include: Blue Earth, Dodge, Faribault, ...

Monster storm across the US sparks threat of tornadoes and fire, killing at least 16

The threat of violent tornadoes in parts of the U.S. proved deadly as well as destructive as whipping winds moved east into the Mississippi Valley and Deep South on Saturday, ...

The South and Midwest Face Threats of Hail, 100 M.P.H. Winds and Tornadoes

The Storm Prediction Center on Friday issued a rare level-five threat rating for central Alabama and Mississippi, the highest ...

What Severe Thunderstorm Outlooks Mean For The Tornado, Wind Damage And Large Hail Threat Level

Severe thunderstorm outlooks issued by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center can show a threat level from 1 to 5. They are used to ...

Alabama faces rare Level 4 storm threat Saturday: It’s time to prepare for severe weather

A severe weather outbreak is expected on Saturday in Alabama, according to the National Weather Service. NOAA’s Storm ...

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