Midwest Storm Hunters

21/08/2025

SPC has added a small slight risk for severe storms today across parts of Minnesota and the Dakotas. Wind and hail will be the primary hazards. Tornado threat is low.

19/08/2025

Signals are strong for a break from the heat and humidity by this weekend or early next week for most of the Nation's mid section.

We could see overnight low temperatures in the 40s across northern areas for a night or two with daytime highs only in the 60s and 70s. A sign of the inevitable season change not far away.

18/08/2025

Severe thunderstorm watch for portions of Wisconsin and Illinois until 6pm today.

18/08/2025

Looks like we will have something else to watch in the Atlantic over the next 7+ days. This development could head towards more land compared to Erin. We'll be monitoring.

17/08/2025

Slight risk for severe storms for the NW Iowa/SW Minnesota vicinity later today into this evening.

A MCS or two will be possible bringing a threat for some damaging wind gusts. Storms will gradually weaken as they head closer to I 35 this evening and overnight.

17/08/2025

A little hail intercept in Wisconsin today.

16/08/2025

Hail near Clinton WI a short time ago. Mostly nickels with quarters mixed in after shooting the short video.

16/08/2025

A compact severe thunderstorm watch for NE IL and SE WI vicinity until 7pm this evening.

16/08/2025

Double barrel slight risks for severe storms today across the Plains and Midwest.

Multiple rounds of storms are likely across the region bringing mainly a wind and hail threat. The tornado threat is low but I will be monitoring the potential for a quick chase in Wisconsin this afternoon if things look decent for a semi discrete supercell or two along a modified boundary.

16/08/2025

Erin is now a category 5 hurricane over the Atlantic.

...AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTERS FIND ERIN IS NOW A CATASTROPHIC CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE...

Reports from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that Erin has become a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale with maximum sustained winds near 160 mph (255 km/h). The minimum pressure has fallen to near 917 mb (27.08 inches). The next intermediate advisory will be issued
at 200 PM AST (1800 UTC).

SUMMARY OF 1120 AM AST...1520 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...19.7N 62.8W
ABOUT 105 MI...170 KM N OF ANGUILLA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...160 MPH...255 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...917 MB...27.08 INCHES

Latest forecast: Hurricanes.gov/

15/08/2025

Marginal/slight risk for severe storms today/tonight across most of the upper Midwest.

Multiple scattered clusters of storms are possible through the period with mainly a damaging wind and hail threat. The tornado threat is low but I wouldn't be surprised to see a few tornado reports later today into the evening especially across the IA/WI/MN vicinity.

15/08/2025

Periods of heavy rainfall likely across the upper Midwest and Great Lakes region this weekend into early next week.

Multiple rounds of MCSs are possible across this region bringing a low end risk for damaging winds while more notably increasing the flash flooding risk.

The Weather Prediction Center has mentioned that a upgrade to a moderate risk for excessive rainfall (flooding) may be needed in future outlooks.