Why fall flips the switch on how storms move across the country

Caitlin Kaiser
ByCaitlin Kaiser•
18 hours agoUpdated: October 6, 2026, 3:37 pm EDTPublished: October 6, 2026, 3:20 pm EDT

Storms start moving faster across the country every fall, and a strengthening, southward-shifting jet stream is the reason why. As the temperature gap between the poles and the tropics grows, this fast-moving ribbon of air becomes wavier and more powerful — kicking severe weather back into gear. Meteorologist Caitlin Kaiser breaks it down here.

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