Overview
- NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center, which raised the threat on Thursday, now places a Level 3 severe risk over central Illinois, Indiana and Ohio with large hail, damaging winds and a tornado chance as NWS Chicago warns of a late‑afternoon to evening window for the strongest storms.
- The UAE’s National Centre of Meteorology forecasts a final wave peaking Thursday night into Friday with heavy rain, thunder, hail in spots and a rare isolated tornado risk as police lower highway speed limits and religious and labor authorities issue safety guidance.
- India’s weather service confirms two western disturbances, which are storm systems moving in from the west, beginning Wednesday to bring rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds across the northwest including Delhi and the western Himalayas.
- Pakistan’s meteorological department warns of rain, windstorms and isolated hail with flash‑flood and crop‑damage risks in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Sindh, with Karachi expecting storms after midday Thursday.
- South Africa’s weather service issues a Yellow Level 2 warning for western KwaZulu‑Natal on Thursday for severe thunderstorms that could trigger local flooding and damage, while coverage ranges from U.S. outlets flagging temperature swings and sports disruptions to UAE media stressing drainage strains and day‑to‑day safety steps.