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KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 1155 PM CDT Fri May 8 2026

- Scattered showers and thunderstorms expected this afternoon and tonight with the aid of returning southerly low-level flow and an upper level disturbance. - Unsettled weather will remain in the forecast for some areas Saturday through Sunday with periods of thunderstorms continuing.

- At this time, much of next weeks appears to be dry with a warmup commencing by mid to late next week.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 1152 AM CDT Fri May 8 2026

Near zonal flow aloft above a weak frontal boundary stretched across the northern gulf coast will support scattered showers with embedded thunderstorms throughout the remainder of the day with the greatest coverage across mainly Deep East Texas and north Louisiana. This evening, a shortwave trough over Kansas will dive southeast, intersecting a frontal boundary stretching across Oklahoma, at a time when the atmosphere is sufficiently destabilized by diurnal heating. Steep lapse rates resulting from the approaching upper-level shortwave and warm surface temps will support thunderstorm development along the front. Storms are forecast to move into southeast Oklahoma and northeast Texas around midnight with large hail and damaging wind gusts possible.

An upper-low across north Texas will open into a broad trough that will linger just west of the ArkLaTex on Saturday. A weak frontal boundary across the northern gulf coast will be the focus for showers with embedded thunderstorms across much of north Louisiana and Deep East Texas on Saturday.

Weather pattern remains active through Sunday evening as another round of strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible across northeast Texas and adjacent counties and parishes in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. A shortwave trough will dive southeast through the Central Plains intersecting a frontal boundary across Oklahoma on Sunday afternoon. With dewpoint values in the lower 70s south of the front and steepening lapse rates with the approaching upper-trough, sufficient buoyancy will exist to trigger convection along and ahead of the frontal boundary. Large hail and damaging winds will be possible as the convective system moves southeast. Conditions forecast to gradually improve from midnight onward.

Northwest flow to prevail aloft through the remainder of the forecast period from Monday onward allowing for mainly dry conditions and a gradual warming trend with highs by the middle of next week in the mid 80s and overnight lows in the 60s. /05/

AVIATION

(00Z TAFS) Issued at 630 PM CDT Fri May 8 2026

VFR ceilings/conditions prevail early this evening, with scattered shower and isolated thunderstorm activity noted across the airspace. Expect conditions to deteriorate through the evening and especially the overnight period where ceilings drop to MVFR and then IFR, with more widespread thunderstorm development expected around 09/06z. Winds will temporarily become erratic and gusty within and near thunderstorms with temporary vsby and ceiling reductions accompanying. As thunderstorms pass into the predawn hours on Saturday, patchy fog/vsby reductions to MVFR will be possible along with continued IFR ceilings. Very slow recovery anticipated on Saturday, with ceilings attempting to reach MVFR in the 15-17z time period and eventually lower-end VFR in the early to mid afternoon. Outside of TSRA activity, winds this TAF period will be light and variable (5kts or less).

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SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT

Issued at 1255 AM CDT Fri May 8 2026

Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible this evening across portions of the Four State Region. Therefore, spotter activation may be required.

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PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

SHV 64 83 65 86 / 40 40 10 40 MLU 64 83 64 86 / 50 40 10 40 DEQ 56 84 61 80 / 30 10 20 80 TXK 61 85 65 85 / 30 20 10 80 ELD 59 83 62 85 / 40 20 10 60 TYR 65 83 67 86 / 40 30 10 60 GGG 64 83 66 86 / 40 30 10 50 LFK 66 83 67 88 / 50 40 20 20

SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

AR...None. LA...None. OK...None. TX...None.