PoP stands for probability of precipitation. This number often differs from one meteorologist to the next, creating confusion. Here is a breakdown on how to interpret PoPs and plan your day around the hourly forecast on The Weather Channel app.

Localized heavy rainfall could result in flooding from Florida to the mid-Atlantic early this week.

Flash floods buried roads in Moss Bluff, Louisiana, over the weekend as heavy rain and flash flood warnings blanketed Calcasieu Parish. Watch this video to see how one neighborhood near Lake Charles was inundated.

In the drought-stricken streams of Spring City, Tennessee, a tiny, bright-colored minnow called the laurel dace is fighting for survival, and the entire town is stepping in to help. As weather threatens its only known habitat, conservationists from the Tennessee Aquarium are racing against time to rescue this critically endangered fish and bring it back from the brink.

Unlike one year ago, what's typically the busiest month for tornadoes in the U.S. hasn't been quite that active this May. But a pattern shift could change that ahead. Here's where and when.