Sheesh, don't they have editors any more? I hope the heat mitigation efforts are much more successful than the Sports Illustrated  article about them. 

After a dozen days with almost no tornadoes, it appears things could get active again during June. So, I wanted to provide this reminder. 

The area in brown has a significant risk of tornadoes. The hatching means that should a tornado occur, it could be strong.  Please keep up on the weather in this region today. 

A Book Will Be Treasured For Years! Especially When It Is an Uplifting Story About Saving Lives If you liked the movie Pressure,  you'll love reading Warnings.  Here is Amazon's AI-generated review : You can purchase either the paper or Kindle version here . 

Update: Brown = significant risk of tornadoes. Hatching = any tornado could be strong.  The brown area has a significant risk of tornadoes later today. Please keep up on the weather in this region. 

This is the season when derechoes -- violent windstorms that can travel hundreds of miles -- become more frequent. They are notorious for causing widespread power outages.  We are also officially in hurricane season.  Please make sure you are prepared. 

Hurricanes striking the United States are less  frequent than formerly.  Even more good news is that the 2026 hurricane season is forecast to be "less than average." But always keep in mind, it just takes a single hurricane to wipe out your neighborhood. A single bad storm can occur in what is otherwise a "lower than average" hurricane season.