If you have ever noticed small black diagonal lines on a severe weather map, those markings have a specific meaning. The system is called hatching, and it is used by the Storm Prediction Center to ...

Starting today (March 3) the Storm Prediction Center (based in Norman, Okla.) will have the ability to add a new layer of detail to what it calls its convective outlooks, which outline the areas under ...

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

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 ...

Severe storms and heavy rain swept through Texas and the neighboring states of Louisiana and Arkansas on Friday, triggering flash flooding, damaging winds and widespread event cancellations.