Heavy rains has hit the northern Italian regions of Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna, pushing the main rivers in the regions above alert levels for floodings

Flooding and landslides have been reported in parts of northern Italy amid red weather alerts affecting cities including Florence and Pisa. Torrential rain prompted the alert for parts of Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna,

A First Alert Weather Day is in effect today for our potential to see strong to severe thunderstorms. That potential will increase around 5pm in southern Siouxland as a line of storms approaches from the south. The line could contain damaging wind gusts and hail. An isolated tornado cannot be ruled out.

A dynamic weather system sliding across the Central Plains Friday-into-Saturday will bring the risk of severe thunderstorms...high winds...rain-changing-to-snow...high fire danger and even some blowing dust at times.

Sunday is our next Weather Alert Day, as a potent storm system will bring scattered heavy to possibly severe storms through central Florida.