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SPC Tornado Watch 148

WW 148 TORNADO TX 260340Z - 261000Z
      
WW 0148 Image

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 148
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1040 PM CDT Sat Apr 25 2026

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of 
  North Texas

* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 1040 PM
  until 500 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  A few tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes possible
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 3
    inches in diameter likely
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

SUMMARY...Isolated to scattered supercells will continue
east/southeast across North Texas the next several hours. The
environment across North Texas remains favorable for strong
tornadoes. Additionally, very large hail has occurred with these
storms and potential for 2+ inch hail with continue into the
overnight period.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
east and west of a line from 15 miles east of Sherman TX to 50 miles
south southeast of Dallas TX. For a complete depiction of the watch
see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for
tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch
area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for
threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements
and possible warnings.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 144...WW 145...WW 147...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 3 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 28035.

...Leitman

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SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 147

WW 147 SEVERE TSTM AR LA OK TX 260310Z - 261100Z
      
WW 0147 Image

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 147
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1010 PM CDT Sat Apr 25 2026

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Southwest Arkansas
  Northwest Louisiana
  Southeast Oklahoma
  Northeast Texas

* Effective this Saturday night and Sunday morning from 1010 PM
  until 600 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
    to 2 inches in diameter possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will continue to track
southeast into the overnight hours. Nocturnal cooling and increasing
boundary-layer inhibition will limit surface-based storms and large
hail up to 2 inch diameter will be the main hazard. Isolated severe
gusts also are possible. If a storm can become surface-based, a
tornado is also possible.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 65
statute miles north and south of a line from 60 miles southwest of
De Queen AR to 35 miles east of El Dorado AR. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.
Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening
weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible
warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 144...WW 145...WW 146...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
29035.

...Leitman

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SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 145

WW 145 SEVERE TSTM AR KS MO OK 252225Z - 260500Z
      
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 145
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
525 PM CDT Sat Apr 25 2026

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Northwest Arkansas
  Southeast Kansas
  Southwest Missouri
  Northeast Oklahoma

* Effective this Saturday afternoon from 525 PM until Midnight
  CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
    to 2 inches in diameter possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
  A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms will develop east/northeast
through the evening. These storms will mainly pose a risk for large
hail in the 1.0-2.0 inch range. A few strong to severe wind gusts
also are possible. While the overall tornado risk is low, a surface
boundary across west-central Arkansas could lift northward this
evening and a tornado along this boundary is conditionally possible.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles west southwest
of Bartlesville OK to 35 miles north northeast of Fayetteville AR.
For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch
outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.
Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening
weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible
warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.

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OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 143...WW 144...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
27035.

...Leitman

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SPC Tornado Watch 148 Status Reports

WW 0148 Status Updates
      
WW 0148 Status Image

STATUS REPORT ON WW 148

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..THORNTON..04/26/26

ATTN...WFO...FWD...


STATUS REPORT FOR WT 148 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

TXC085-097-113-119-121-139-147-181-213-223-231-251-257-277-349-
367-379-397-439-467-497-260540-

TX 
.    TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

COLLIN               COOKE               DALLAS              
DELTA                DENTON              ELLIS               
FANNIN               GRAYSON             HENDERSON           
HOPKINS              HUNT                JOHNSON             
KAUFMAN              LAMAR               NAVARRO             
PARKER               RAINS               ROCKWALL            
TARRANT              VAN ZANDT           WISE                


THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.

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SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 147 Status Reports

WW 0147 Status Updates
      
WW 0147 Status Image

STATUS REPORT ON WW 147

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..THORNTON..04/26/26

ATTN...WFO...LZK...SHV...


STATUS REPORT FOR WS 147 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ARC011-013-019-025-027-039-051-053-057-059-061-073-081-083-091-
097-099-103-105-109-113-127-133-139-149-260540-

AR 
.    ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BRADLEY              CALHOUN             CLARK               
CLEVELAND            COLUMBIA            DALLAS              
GARLAND              GRANT               HEMPSTEAD           
HOT SPRING           HOWARD              LAFAYETTE           
LITTLE RIVER         LOGAN               MILLER              
MONTGOMERY           NEVADA              OUACHITA            
PERRY                PIKE                POLK                
SCOTT                SEVIER              UNION               
YELL                 


LAC013-015-017-027-049-061-073-111-119-260540-

LA 
.    LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE

BIENVILLE            BOSSIER             CADDO               
CLAIBORNE            JACKSON             LINCOLN             
OUACHITA             UNION               WEBSTER             

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SPC Tornado Watch 146 Status Reports

WW 0146 Status Updates
      
WW 0146 Status Image

STATUS REPORT ON WW 146

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..THORNTON..04/26/26

ATTN...WFO...LZK...SHV...


STATUS REPORT FOR WT 146 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ARC019-051-057-059-061-081-083-097-099-103-105-109-113-127-133-
149-260440-

AR 
.    ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

CLARK                GARLAND             HEMPSTEAD           
HOT SPRING           HOWARD              LITTLE RIVER        
LOGAN                MONTGOMERY          NEVADA              
OUACHITA             PERRY               PIKE                
POLK                 SCOTT               SEVIER              
YELL                 


THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.

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SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 145 Status Reports

WW 0145 Status Updates
      
WW 0145 Status Image

STATUS REPORT ON WW 145

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 S MKO TO
35 NNW RUE.

..THORNTON..04/26/26

ATTN...WFO...TSA...ICT...SGF...


STATUS REPORT FOR WS 145 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ARC047-131-260540-

AR 
.    ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

FRANKLIN             SEBASTIAN           


OKC079-135-260540-

OK 
.    OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

LE FLORE             SEQUOYAH            


THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.

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SPC Tornado Watch 144 Status Reports

WW 0144 Status Updates
      
WW 0144 Status Image

STATUS REPORT ON WW 144

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 45 ENE ABI
TO 25 WNW MKO.

..THORNTON..04/26/26

ATTN...WFO...OUN...TSA...SHV...FWD...


STATUS REPORT FOR WT 144 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

ARC033-131-260340-

AR 
.    ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

CRAWFORD             SEBASTIAN           


OKC005-013-019-023-029-037-061-069-077-079-085-089-091-095-099-
101-121-123-127-135-260340-

OK 
.    OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ATOKA                BRYAN               CARTER              
CHOCTAW              COAL                CREEK               
HASKELL              JOHNSTON            LATIMER             
LE FLORE             LOVE                MCCURTAIN           
MCINTOSH             MARSHALL            MURRAY              
MUSKOGEE             PITTSBURG           PONTOTOC            
PUSHMATAHA           SEQUOYAH            


TXC085-097-113-119-121-147-159-181-223-231-237-277-337-363-367-
387-397-439-449-497-260340-
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SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 143 Status Reports

WW 0143 Status Updates
      
WW 0143 Status Image

STATUS REPORT ON WW 143

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 NE DDC TO
25 ENE RSL TO 40 NNE CNK TO 30 S OLU.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0534

..MOORE..04/25/26

ATTN...WFO...DDC...ICT...TOP...GID...OUN...


STATUS REPORT FOR WS 143 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

KSC007-009-027-029-033-041-047-053-077-079-095-097-105-113-143-
145-151-155-157-159-169-173-185-191-201-260040-

KS 
.    KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BARBER               BARTON              CLAY                
CLOUD                COMANCHE            DICKINSON           
EDWARDS              ELLSWORTH           HARPER              
HARVEY               KINGMAN             KIOWA               
LINCOLN              MCPHERSON           OTTAWA              
PAWNEE               PRATT               RENO                
REPUBLIC             RICE                SALINE              
SEDGWICK             STAFFORD            SUMNER              
WASHINGTON           


OKC003-011-039-043-047-053-059-071-073-083-093-103-119-151-153-
260040-

OK 
.    OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

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SPC MD 542

MD 0542 CONCERNING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 147... FOR NORTHEASTERN TEXAS...SOUTHWESTERN ARKANSAS...NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA
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Mesoscale Discussion 0542
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1142 PM CDT Sat Apr 25 2026

Areas affected...northeastern Texas...southwestern
Arkansas...northwestern Louisiana

Concerning...Severe Thunderstorm Watch 147...

Valid 260442Z - 260645Z

The severe weather threat for Severe Thunderstorm Watch 147
continues.

SUMMARY...Severe threat continues within WW147.

DISCUSSION...A pair of supercells continue to track south and east
southeastern Arkansas. These cells have a history of producing hail
up to 2.75 inches in diameter and continue to have high MESH cores.
In the short term, these will pose the greatest severe risk with the
primary threat being large to very large hail. While these storms
are likely elevated, should they be able to continue southward into
the warmer air and vicinity of more backed surface flow, a tornado
could be possible.

CAM guidance seems to suggest that eventually, storms will cluster
and move across northern Louisiana through the morning. This may
lead to a shift in potential for strong to severe wind. Given the
diurnal stabilizing of the boundary layer, winds may not make it to
the surface keeping this threat isolated.

..Thornton.. 04/26/2026

...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product...

ATTN...WFO...LZK...SHV...

LAT...LON   33689513 34069364 33999312 33439229 33049221 32699221
            32309231 32189308 32439390 32749474 32879501 33689513 

MOST PROBABLE PEAK TORNADO INTENSITY...85-110 MPH
MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...55-70 MPH
MOST PROBABLE PEAK HAIL SIZE...2.00-3.50 IN

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SPC MD 541

MD 0541 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL...TORNADO WATCH LIKELY FOR NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS
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Mesoscale Discussion 0541
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1031 PM CDT Sat Apr 25 2026

Areas affected...north-central Texas

Concerning...Severe potential...Tornado Watch likely 

Valid 260331Z - 260500Z

Probability of Watch Issuance...95 percent

SUMMARY...A mature supercell continues to track southward in WW144.
A new watch will likely be needed soon.

DISCUSSION...A mature supercell with a history of tornadoes and hail
up to baseball size continues to track southeast near the Ft. Worth
area. This supercell will likely continue given the favorable very
unstable and highly sheared environment across central/eastern
Texas. VAD profiles from KFWS show 0-1km SRH around 350 m2/s2 with
large clock-wise curvature in the low levels. The threat for large
to very large hail and tornadoes will continue with this storm. A
new watch will likely be needed to replace portions of WW144 and
extend further south.

..Thornton/Leitman.. 04/26/2026

...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product...

ATTN...WFO...SHV...FWD...

LAT...LON   31999695 32159743 32509787 33029795 33089789 33289747
            33379701 33419639 33359572 33179536 32759529 32169546
            31999612 31909664 31999695 

MOST PROBABLE PEAK TORNADO INTENSITY...120-145 MPH
MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...55-70 MPH
MOST PROBABLE PEAK HAIL SIZE...2.75-4.25 IN

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SPC Apr 26, 2026 0100 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook

SPC 0100Z Day 1 Outlook
      
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Day 1 Convective Outlook  
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0800 PM CDT Sat Apr 25 2026

Valid 260100Z - 261200Z

...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHEAST TEXAS...

...SUMMARY...
Severe thunderstorms with a potential for large to very large,
tornadoes and severe wind gust will continue this evening into
tonight across parts of the southern Plains and Ark-La-Tex.
Additional severe storms with hail and isolated severe gusts will be
possible in parts of the central Plains.

...Southern Plains/Ark-La-Tex...
A low-amplitude mid-level shortwave trough is evident on water vapor
imagery from east-central Kansas southward into west-central
Oklahoma. At the surface, a moist airmass is located over the
eastern part of the southern Plains into the Ark-La-Tex, where
surface dewpoints are in the mid 60s to the mid 70s F. The RAP shows
strong instability across north Texas and southern Oklahoma, with
MLCAPE in the 3000 to 4000 J/kg range. Scattered severe storms are
ongoing near an instability maximum that is near the Red River north
of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. The RAP is also showing very
steep mid-level lapse rates over southern Oklahoma and far north
Texas. 700-500 mb lapse rates are estimated to be in the 7.5 to 8
C/km range. This will be favorable for large to very large hail.
Hailstones of 2 to 3 inches in diameter will be possible with the
more intense supercells. 

In addition, a low-level jet is analyzed from northeast Texas into
eastern Oklahoma. The low-level jet has not strengthened as much as
was originally forecast, but is still expected to gradually ramp up
over the next few hours. This will increase low-level shear
maintaining a tornado threat. The RAP still increases 0-3 km
storm-relative helicity into the 350 to 400 m2/s2 range within a
couple of hours, suggesting that a potential for strong tornadoes
will continue. A wind-damage threat is also expected to be
maintained this evening into the early overnight period, as a severe
convective cluster moves southeastward toward the Ark-La-Tex.

Concerning the placement of the Moderate, it appears that severe
threat coverage will be more limited north of I-40. For this reason,
the northern extent of the Moderate Risk area has been trimmed.

...Central Plains...
Water vapor currently shows a subtle shortwave trough moving into
the mid Missouri Valley and another one moving into the central High
Plains. At the surface, a moist airmass is located from central and
eastern Kansas into far southeast Nebraska, where scattered
thunderstorms are ongoing. Across this area at mid-levels, flow is
generally from west to southwest at 30 to 40 knots. This is creating
sufficient deep-layer shear for organized severe storms. Steep
mid-level lapse rates will be favorable for isolated large hail.
Severe wind gusts will also be possible.

..Broyles.. 04/26/2026

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