NOAA's Storm Prediction Center is making changes to its severe weather forecasts. Here's what it is trying to pinpoint and ...

The changes are to make the maps easier to understand and more precise.

New outlooks show storm intensity with color-coded levels, making it easier to spot dangerous tornadoes, hail and wind ...

For over a decade, the "Marginal to High" risk scale has been the gold standard for severe weather preparedness, but a new addition to the Storm Prediction Center's outlook marks the most significant ...

The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center is about to give its severe-weather outlooks a serious upgrade. Starting March 3, 2026, a new “conditional intensity” layer will be added to the ...

The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) began using a new severe weather forecasting product called Conditional Intensity Forecasts ...

This six-year project aims to better reflect severe weather hazard intensities and their potential impacts to the general public ...

When severe storms are in the forecast, WRAL’s Severe Weather Team works to let you know the severity of the storm. Starting ...