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- Multiple rounds of severe storms will continue to impact the Plains, Midwest and mid-South through the holiday weekend.
- Tornadoes, damaging straight-line winds and large hail are all concerns.
- Flash flooding from heavy rainfall is also a threat.
Multiple rounds of dangerous severe weather will continue to hit the Plains, Midwest and mid-South through Memorial Day weekend, producing tornadoes, destructive straight-line wind, damaging winds and flooding rainfall.
What We Are Tracking Right Now
Showers and thunderstorms are impacting an area from Texas to the eastern Great Lakes. Here are the current severe weather watches in effect:
- A tornado watch is posted in parts of northern and west-central Texas until 8 p.m. CDT, including Dallas-Fort Worth.
- A pair of severe thunderstorm watches extend from southeast Oklahoma and extreme northeast Texas to parts of western Tennessee and Kentucky and northern Mississippi.
- Another severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until early evening in the Northeast, including the Washington D.C. metro area.
Wednesday morning, quarter to golfball size hail was reported in parts of southern Oklahoma, and one home was damaged by a severe thunderstorm in Quinton, Oklahoma.
The map below has the latest radar along with the active watches and warnings.
See the link below for a full update on yesterday’s destructive tornadoes in the Midwest.
(LATEST NEWS: Tornadoes, Severe Weather Turns Deadly)
Forecast Breakdown
It’s already been an active week, and the threat of severe weather is going to continue through the holiday weekend as multiple jet stream disturbances tap into warm and humid air Here’s a day-by-day look at what we know right now, according to the latest outlooks from NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center.
Wednesday
- A broad area of strong to severe storms will fire up from northern and central Texas to Ohio, western New York and western Pennsylvania. Wind damage and large hail are the main threats, but an isolated tornado is also possible.
- The most concentrated severe storms that could pack hail the size of golf balls or larger, damaging winds and a few tornadoes are expected from northern and central Texas into southeast Oklahoma, central Arkansas and northwest Louisiana. That includes Dallas-Forth Worth and Little Rock, Arkansas.
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Thursday And Friday
- Severe weather on Thursday is most possible from northern Texas and Arkansas into the central Plains. Large hail and wind damage are the main threats, but a couple of tornadoes cannot be ruled out. More isolated severe storms could also impact parts of the Northeast and mid-Atlantic.
- Friday’s severe weather should be fairly isolated, mainly impacting an area from eastern Oklahoma to the mid-Mississippi Valley and western Great Lakes.
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Memorial Day Weekend
- The threat of severe weather will rise again this holiday weekend. Keep this in mind and make sure you have a plan for sheltering from severe storms, especially if you have outdoor plans.
- Threats this weekend will include tornadoes, damaging straight-line winds and hail. Flash flooding is also possible.
- Saturday, this threat could extend from northern Texas and parts of Oklahoma and Kansas to portions of Missouri, Arkansas and western Illinois.
- Sunday’s severe weather threat will shift a bit farther east into the Ohio and mid-Mississippi Valleys.
- Some additional severe weather is possible on Memorial Day in parts of the South and mid-Atlantic.
- Keep in mind the threat areas and levels shown below for this weekend could change in future updates, so check back with us at weather.com and The Weather Channel app for updates.
Senior meteorologists Jonathan Belles, Chris Dolce, Jonathan Erdman contributed to this report.
Amanda Smith is a dedicated U.S. correspondent with a passion for uncovering the stories that shape the nation. With a background in political science, she provides in-depth analysis and insightful commentary on domestic affairs, ensuring readers are well-informed about the latest developments across the United States.
