Chris Tomer

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A powerful storm system continues to deliver strong wind, heavy rainfall, and high elevation snowfall to the Pacific Northwest.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/tomer pnw water vapor-1743111079279.jpg">Timing it out, precipitation moves from the PNW into ID/WY/MT/UT/CO through 3/28 and 3/29.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/TOMER PNW FUTURECAST-1743110991536.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>PNW air temps are very warm initially then colder air moves in on 3/28. This should help to bring the freezing level (rain/snow line) back down to lower elevations.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/TOMER PNW SNOW FORECAST-1743111168603.jpg">Places along the Pacific coast can expect heavy rainfall with a few inches of accumulation possible.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/TOMER PNW RAIN FORECAST-1743111202414.jpg">Looking down the road, snow and rain accumulation are likely in Utah and Colorado 3/28-3/29.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/tomer ut co futurecast-1743111363617.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/tomer ut co rain snow forecast-1743111379958.jpg">Stay with WeatherNation for the latest.

West Stays Active With Rain & Snow

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TEXAS - Heavy rain continues across southern Texas. We've seen impressive 24 hour totals.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/TX RAIN REPORTS-1743110526417.jpg"> Drought-stricken soils often have difficulty retaining water quickly, which causes runoff and flooding.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot 2025-03-25 173906-1742946329332.png">The Weather Prediction Center has issued excessive rainfall outlooks for the next few days. Heavy rain continues through Thursday, so there is a level 3, MODERATE, risk of flash flooding across southern and Gulf Texas.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/Day1SVR-1743086683710.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/FRIDAY HEAVY RAIN-1743110326372.jpg">According to the WPC, rainfall totals may reach up to 5-10", but localized amounts may reach amounts upwards of 10-15". Given the environment we are looking at, rainfall rates of 2 to 3 inches per hour are a possibility.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/RAINFALL FORECAST-1743110589651.jpg">The heaviest rain eventually slides up the southeastern TX coast into Louisiana.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/TOMER TX FUTURECAST-1743110258950.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>In addition to this flooding potential, the Storm Prediction Center has issued a risk for severe weather for southern Texas through Thursday.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/Day1SVR-1743094448690.png">For more details on this and our NEXT chance for severe storms, be sure to join us on WeatherNation. We stream 24/7.

Texas Flooding Rain & Storms

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Alana Cameron was born and raised in Canada in the city of Mississauga, just outside of Toronto. Alana is the oldest of 4 siblings, all close in age, and grew up playing outside with them in all types of weather. After graduating high school, Alana moved to study at the University of British Columbia in Kelowna for a year before transferring to Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia where she completed a Bachelor of Science in Physics and Atmospheric Science. Upon completion, Alana moved back to Toronto where she completed a post-grad degree in Meteorology at York University. After her post-grad, she went on to complete another post-grad in Broadcast Journalism - TV News at Fanshawe College in London, Ontario. During her final year of studies she had the privilege of interning with the best in the business in Canada at The Weather Network. Once she finished her internship, she got the call from small-town Denison, Texas where she accepted a job as an on-air meteorologist at KTEN-TV, right in tornado alley, covering severe weather from Sherman/Denison (North Texas) to Ada (Southern Oklahoma). After the most active tornado season Oklahoma had seen in May 2019 (105 tornadoes!) Alana is excited to join WeatherNation to cover weather all across the nation. If you're interested in following her on social media she can be found @alanacameronwx!

Alana Cameron

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LOWER MO VALLEY— Through the rest of today and into Friday, a few small perturbations in the jet stream, known as shortwaves, will skirt through portions of the north-central United States, bringing the chance for severe weather.Today, the Storm Prediction Center highlighted a MARGINAL (level 1 out of 5) risk for severe weather across portions of Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, and Iowa. The main threat for storms will be large hail along a warm front.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot 2025-03-27 142103-1743106871185.png">On Friday, the SPC highlights a MARGINAL (level 1 out of 5) risk for severe weather from Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The main threat will also be hail.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot 2025-03-27 142157-1743106923621.png">Thunderstorms will develop along a lifting warm front as we time this system out with our in-house forecast model. The risk for isolated large hail will peak in the early evening. By Friday, from Nebraska to Wisconsin, isolated to scattered storms are likely into the evening and night.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/sloshy-1743107717949.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video> Hail events can be extremely costly, so be sure to protect your property today to ensure you don't receive any damage this week's end. For more on hail damage by the numbers, here's more:<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/PKG_TRT 1.45_HAIL DAMAGE BY THE NUMBERS_ALANA CAMERON_NJ_E030525-1743021543536.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>

Multi-Day Severe Episode in the Upper Midwest

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Originally born in Spokane, Washington,  Jackie's Dad was in the Air Force which led her to a life of travel. She has lived in Wichita, Okinawa, Japan, Baltimore, New Jersey, Indiana and South Carolina.  After graduating from Kadena High School, in Okinawa Japan, she got a full basketball scholarship to Coppin State College. On the court she was a 4-year starter and reached over 1000 points in her basketball career. She was also named Athlete of the Year for the whole university in 2002. Off the court, she earned a degree in Broadcast Production/English.

After college, she landed a job as a radio personality. Jackie went on to have a successful career for 12 years working at KXLY broadcast center. While on the radio, she decided to change career. Jackie went back to school, graduating from the Mississippi State Meteorology Broadcast Program. From snow, to tornadoes, to hurricanes, she has had experience forecasting all these events.

Jackie Brown

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A strong area of high pressure has taken over the West, which means warm-to-hot temperatures are in effect for this portion of the country. Another round of records was set today across portions of the West. Portland saw a high of 82°, beating the previous daily record of 73°, which also breaks the Monthly record for March. Records were set in Laramie and Rawlins, Wyoming, where the temps reached 70° in both cities, beating out the old records.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/nw r-1743038333798.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/rsc r-1743038333796.png">As our ridge shifts east to make room for our trough, our records will shift east as well. For more information on how these warm temperatures are creating a severe weather threat tonight in the northwest, read this related article: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/rare-severe-threat-visits-the-northwest">Rare Severe Threat Visits the Northwest Today</a><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/th fri-1743038190006.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video><h1>Forecast Highs</h1>The above-average temps will stick around through Thursday before temps get cooler for some folks. Denver, CO, and Salt Lake City, UT normally average highs in the upper 50s for this time of year. Both of these cities will see highs in the upper 70s on Thursday!<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot 2025-03-27 061509-1743077750368.jpg">The Northern Rockies could see rapid snowmelt through the week as high temperatures climb to more than 20° above average. Billings, Cheyenne, and Rapid City are all expected to climb into the 70s. Much cooler air works its way in for the weekend, and the temps will drop tremendously! By Saturday, Rapid City will see high temperatures in the low 30s.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot 2025-03-27 061606-1743077778637.jpg">If you plan to spend time outdoors, especially when venturing farther away from cities on a hike or similar, be sure to bring plenty of water, take breaks in the shade, and wear loose, light-colored clothing.

Brittany Lockley

Heat Waves Shifts Into Plains

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Taban Sharifi grew up in Southern California between Los Angeles and San Diego. She is a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM) with the American Meteorological Society (AMS). She has a B.S. in Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Environmental Sciences with a minor in Environmental Systems and Society from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Go Bruins! While in school, Taban was a meteorology intern with NBC LA. There she helped forecast daily weather for the greater Los Angeles region and created a playbook to deploy weather sensors for NBC owned-and-operated stations across the country. Her first on-air job took her to San Angelo, Texas, where she was a morning meteorologist and co-anchor. Working in West Texas gave her knowledge and experience covering severe storms. From there, she moved to Palm Springs, California. People think forecasting in California is sunshine all the time, but with temperatures in the 120’s, wildfires, damaging winds, floodings, and earthquakes, the forecasting kept her very busy! She also worked there as a general assignment reporter and told community stories. Taban is excited for the challenge and opportunity to forecast nationally with WeatherNation. She also looks forward to exploring all that Colorado has to offer!

Taban Sharifi

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A slight risk for severe weather continues overnight for portions of the Northwest, including Seattle, WA, and Portland, OR. This is not something we see often! Both Seattle and Portland are under a Slight Risk of severe weather.A powerhouse system will spin onshore, but it's coming on the heels of record-warm temperatures. That combination typically doesn't happen up here, especially not this early. The Storm Prediction Center has a significant hail threat along the I-5. This means hailstones greater than 2" will be possible.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot 2025-03-26 211020-1743045051565.png">The tornado threat has also been downgraded to a 2% risk. It is essential to have multiple ways to get alerts, as the storms continue overnight.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/tortor-1743037648017.png">The thunderstorms will continue through the night, and multiple waves will move through the Northwest keeping things active.<video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/severenw-1743045213075.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>Heavy rainfall could lead to additional flooding in the Pacific Northwest. Some areas in the next week will pick up 3-5 inches of rain, on top of what has fallen recently.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot 2025-03-26 090816-1743001700727.png">More on the northwestern forecast can always be found :50 past the hour on WeatherNation.

Dave Holder

Overnight Severe Threat Continues in the PacNW

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Tracey Anthony

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Portland, Dallas to Miami are just a few cities with thunderstorm potential today. The greatest chances for severe thunderstorms will be for parts of the Pacific Northwest. Seattle and Portland are under a rare level 2 slight risk for severe issued by the Storm Prediction Center. We've also been smashing heat records, which is fueling storms so we are watching a handful of areas over the next 3 days with thunderstorm potential and even severe. More on the Today's Severe Threat: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/rare-severe-threat-visits-the-northwest">Today's Severe Potential</a><video src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/2025-03-26 05-58-19-1742983127969.mp4" controls="true" width="100%"></video>This comes as nearly the entire country feels temperatures warmer than normal this time of year. <img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/Web 5-1742982470797.png"><h1>Wednesday's High Temps</h1><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/Web 6-1742982570114.png"><h1>This Week's Severe Potential</h1>There are also several areas we are watching for severe weather into the rest of the work week. Tune into WeatherNation for the latest details.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/Web 9-1742983611959.png"><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/Web 7-1742982636896.png">Severe Outlooks have also been issued for Sunday and Monday as we round out an active March.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/web 8-1742982980891.png">

Scattered Thunderstorms from Coast to Coast

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WeatherNation Meteorologists

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FROM NOAA "Forecasters from&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=u001.rLWQltqwDexXafFwhTzwZEeaPRNFDWox79OTF6jIPIXKK-2B1YWVJSYZk6UTdxa6HWeDc7_Tjw0DBe0ULfpp1Z7u36dpfE9ALCLFGkQHtLExcUocJZl68lHnMtLjgJb6TN9VkVe8mRKCpDl5g4Kgz-2Brfm2UrADTQCra-2Fura9WyF6HCRvCpPtzJzBOjws29qko1Xs3vD9bdOS-2BIuKweOrUA8LjHcjWEfDjMexD-2FAckNSdIQzUlZy9KUNkkYsUqav2I8CEttLMUEDolw26txApwE37qXpzoCcC5UmRviSwhpuMZjnZib8v7mAtOtl5doxc90w-2FxTK1odktVU9hURxKI5iC4CoEw5SHCGko2-2BiVIQTXGCPyu6nTZaXne1Xnpi8VV9ZOsHzDbCE37dLt2IxWsmN-2Bi1vOSMvlYQvJ3hDxLOggykVYI8iemRDEO8BTPxoOkBI3kTRFXPLzTzTsZzpZvItOQ8DXQ-3D-3D">NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center</a>&nbsp;— part of the National Weather Service — issued the 2025 U.S. Spring Outlook for temperature, precipitation, drought and flooding for the coming months.Forecasters predict above-average temperatures for the East and Gulf Coast regions, while drought conditions continue in the Southwest.&nbsp;<h1>Temperatures &amp; Rainfall</h1>Above-average temperatures are likely (top of page) across much of the U.S. For April through June, above-average temperatures are favored along the southern tier of the country and for the Eastern seaboard with the highest chances for central and south Florida, and an area stretching from the Texas and Louisiana coasts to southern Utah and eastern Nevada.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot 2025-03-20 095729-1742488004240.png">Much of the western U.S. is favored to receive below-average precipitation, with the greatest odds of below-average precipitation in the central and southern Rockies, including the Four Corners region. Precipitation is favored to be above-average in some areas of the Great Lakes and in northern and western Alaska.&nbsp;<h1>Drought &amp; Flooding</h1><img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot 2025-03-20 095736-1742487814667.png">Moderate-to-exceptional drought conditions currently exist across more than 40% of the continental U.S. Drought conditions are likely to persist in the Southwest and parts of the Rocky Mountains, while drought improvement is forecast for the Great Lakes region. Drought development is likely across the central and southern Great Plains.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2025/03/Screenshot 2025-03-20 101939-1742488289405.png"> Widespread major flooding is not expected this spring across the CONUS, and significantly reduced flood risk exists over much of the United States, given above average temperatures, combined with well below average snowpack over the Northern Plains, Midwest, and Ohio Valley. The reduced flood risk could lead to low flow impacts on navigation and saltwater intrusion on the Lower Mississippi River during the late summer and fall. This is the fourth year in a row with this risk.Despite the overall reduced flood risk this spring, moderate flooding is expected in tributaries to the Lower Missouri River in Kansas and Missouri. This area typically experiences moderate flooding each spring, and despite the lack of snowpack, local antecedent conditions and typical spring rainfall will lead to the likelihood of moderate flooding on these tributaries.Current water supply forecasts in the western United States indicate much below normal conditions for the Desert Southwest due to below average snowpack.In Alaska, spring ice breakup and snowmelt flood risk is forecast to be above average for the Upper Yukon, Tanana, and Koyukuk River basins. Below average flood risk is expected in the Lower Yukon and Kuskokwim River basins, along with most of Southcentral Alaska.Based on the expected spring flood outlook, hypoxia development in the Gulf of America and Chesapeake Bay is projected to not deviate from seasonal normals. Hypoxic zones directly impact commercial and recreational fisheries."

NOAA Releases Spring Outlook, River Flood Forecast

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<h1><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.noradsanta.org/en/">CLICK HERE TO TRACK SANTA WITH NORAD!</a> </h1><div data-youtube-video=""><iframe width="640" height="480" allowfullscreen="false" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LGqyHwddfu0" start="0"></iframe></div>We spoke to Major Jennie Derenzis of NORAD. She gives us details on Santa's trip around the world, and how Santa and the gang get you your presents in an efficient and timely manner! Watch along with WeatherNation as we track Santa's journey around the world on Christmas Eve!<h2>Fun Facts About Santa's Mission:</h2>Santa's sleigh is approximately 75 candy canes in length or 150 lollypops. The weight at takeoff is 75k gumdrops and Santa is estimated to be 260 lbs at takeoff - we're not sure how much he weighs by the time he lands after all those cookies! Santa's sleigh can travel faster than starlight at maximum speed and is powered by 9 reindeer!<h2>How Did NORAD Get Their Start Tracking Santa?</h2>For more than 60 years, NORAD and its predecessor, the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) have tracked Santa’s flight.<img src="https://media.weathernationtv.com/app/uploads/2023/12/santa_and_shoup-1703177296101.jpg">(Image: Colonel Harry Shoup, NORAD's First Santa Tracker September 29, 1917 - March 14, 2009)The tradition began in 1955 after a Colorado Springs-based Sears Roebuck &amp; Co. advertisement misprinted the telephone number for children to call Santa. Instead of reaching Santa, the phone number put kids through to the CONAD Commander-in-Chief's operations "hotline." The Director of Operations at the time, Colonel Harry Shoup, had his staff check the radar for indications of Santa making his way south from the North Pole. Children who called were given updates on his location, and a tradition was born.In 1958, the governments of Canada and the United States created a bi-national air defense command for North America called the North American Aerospace Defense Command, also known as NORAD, which then took on the tradition of tracking Santa.

Tracking Santa with NORAD & WeatherNation

CLICK HERE TO TRACK SANTA WITH NORAD!

Fun Facts About Santa's Mission:

How Did NORAD Get Their Start Tracking Santa?

West Stays Active With Rain & Snow

A powerful storm system continues to deliver

Texas Flooding Rain & Storms

TEXAS - Heavy rain continues across southern

Multi-Day Severe Episode in the Upper Midwest

LOWER MO VALLEY— Through the rest of today an

Heat Waves Shifts Into Plains

A strong area of high pressure has taken over

Overnight Severe Threat Continues in the PacNW

A slight risk for severe weather continues ov

Scattered Thunderstorms from Coast to Coast

Portland, Dallas to Miami are just a few citi

NOAA Releases Spring Outlook, River Flood Forecast

FROM NOAA"Forecasters from NOAA’s Climat

Tracking Santa with NORAD & WeatherNation

CLICK HERE TO TRACK SANTA WITH NORAD!

Fun Facts About Santa's Mission:

How Did NORAD Get Their Start Tracking Santa?

West Stays Active With Rain & Snow

A powerful storm system continues to deliver

Texas Flooding Rain & Storms

TEXAS - Heavy rain continues across southern

Multi-Day Severe Episode in the Upper Midwest

LOWER MO VALLEY— Through the rest of today an

Heat Waves Shifts Into Plains

A strong area of high pressure has taken over

Overnight Severe Threat Continues in the PacNW

A slight risk for severe weather continues ov

Scattered Thunderstorms from Coast to Coast

Portland, Dallas to Miami are just a few citi

NOAA Releases Spring Outlook, River Flood Forecast

FROM NOAA"Forecasters from&nbsp;NOAA’s Climat

FROM NOAA"Forecasters from NOAA’s Climat