MD 0523 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL…WATCH UNLIKELY FOR FAR SOUTHERN ARKANSAS…NORTHEAST LOUISIANA…SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI Mesoscale Discussion 0523 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0732 PM CDT Fri Apr 24 2026 Areas affected…far southern Arkansas…northeast Louisiana…southwest Mississippi Concerning…Severe potential…Watch unlikely Valid 250032Z – 250230Z Probability of Watch Issuance…20 percent SUMMARY…Scattered storms near an outflow boundary may produce brief periods of marginal hail this evening from southern Arkansas into northern Louisiana and southwest Mississippi. DISCUSSION…An outflow boundary continues to push southward across northern LA and into southwest MS. This boundary is undercutting a very moist and unstable air mass, with periodic strong to marginally […]
MD 0524 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL…WATCH LIKELY FOR MUCH OF NORTHEAST TEXAS INTO NORTHWEST LOUISIANA Mesoscale Discussion 0524 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0809 PM CDT Fri Apr 24 2026 Areas affected…much of northeast Texas into northwest Louisiana Concerning…Severe potential…Watch likely Valid 250109Z – 250315Z Probability of Watch Issuance…80 percent SUMMARY…A corridor of severe wind and hail potential should persist into northeast Texas and parts of northwest Louisiana this evening. DISCUSSION…A robust complex of storms is moving out of southeast OK and into northeast TX, with a particularly large cell on the southwest flank over Lamar County TX. This cell […]
SPC 0100Z Day 1 Outlook Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0800 PM CDT Fri Apr 24 2026 Valid 250100Z – 251200Z …THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF THE ARK-LA-TEX… …SUMMARY… A severe threat will continue this evening from the southern Plains, into the Ark-La-Tex and Lower Mississippi Valley. Large hail, wind damage and a couple tornadoes will be possible. The strongest of storms could produce hailstones greater than 2 inches in diameter. …Southern Plains/Ark-La-Tex/Lower Mississippi Valley… A mid-level shortwave trough is evident on water vapor over the Ark-La-Tex this evening. […]
WW 0141 Status Updates STATUS REPORT ON WW 141 THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA. ..JEWELL..04/25/26 ATTN…WFO…SHV…LZK…OUN…TSA…FWD… STATUS REPORT FOR WT 141 SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS ARC057-061-073-081-091-133-250140- AR . ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE HEMPSTEAD HOWARD LAFAYETTE LITTLE RIVER MILLER SEVIER OKC005-013-019-023-029-033-049-067-069-085-089-095-099-123-137- 250140- OK . OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ATOKA BRYAN CARTER CHOCTAW COAL COTTON GARVIN JEFFERSON JOHNSTON LOVE MCCURTAIN MARSHALL MURRAY PONTOTOC STEPHENS TXC037-063-067-085-097-119-147-159-181-223-231-277-343-379-387- 397-449-499-250140- TX Read more
WW 141 TORNADO AR OK TX 241855Z – 250200Z URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 141 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 155 PM CDT Fri Apr 24 2026 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Southwest Arkansas Southern and Eastern Oklahoma North and Northeast Texas * Effective this Friday afternoon and evening from 155 PM until 900 PM CDT. * Primary threats include… A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes possible Widespread large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3.5 inches in diameter likely Scattered damaging winds […]
