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KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 106 AM CDT Wed Apr 22 2026

- Another cloudy day with elevated rain chances is expected on Wednesday as a pesky upper disturbance lingers across the area.

- A generally dry and warmer day will follow on Thursday under a weak upper ridge although clouds will persist under prevailing southerly flow.

- A more unsettled period is expected by Friday into the weekend, including a daily severe weather risk extending into early next week.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 106 AM CDT Wed Apr 22 2026

A weak upper low meandering along the Middle Red River Valley will continue to provide sufficient lift for scattered showers and even a stray thunderstorm on Wednesday. Likewise, daytime temperatures should be slightly below average once again under mostly cloudy to overcast skies and the accompanying scattered rainfall. Except for our far eastern zones, high temperatures should generally range through the 70s and with a few spots in the lower 80s across the east where rain chances will be lower through Wednesday afternoon.

The warming trend will accelerate through the end of the week into the weekend, initially in response to a weak upper-level ridge on Thursday with southerly flow increasing ahead of a weekend cold front. Although this front is expected to arrive late Friday into early Saturday, it is progged to stall and eventually lift back north late in the weekend. However, its presence across our N/NW zones combined with a more perturbed SW flow pattern aloft should provide the necessary forcing dynamics in an increasingly warm and moist environment for at least isolated strong to severe storms on late Friday and right on through the weekend as the front stalls.

In this environment and considering the time of year, anticipate all modes of severe weather to be in the mix in what appears to be a multi-day stretch of active weather from late Friday throughout the weekend and into Monday of next week. Although it's still a bit early for more precise details, the severe threat is likely to expand more south and east into the region by late Sunday through Monday with a more progressive upper-level trough helping to drive a cold front deeper into the region. However, an upper-level ridge to the south and west across Mexico and the western Gulf could be problematic in resolving exactly how far south and east this front will advance by the middle of next week. Therefore, the forecast is likely to remain in flux and potentially unsettled well into next week.

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AVIATION

(06Z TAFS) Issued at 156 AM CDT Wed Apr 22 2026

For the ArkLaTex terminals, VFR SHRA saturating our lower atm. We're hanging on to dry air in the wake of our last air mass, now crossing the Appalachians. We are dry up to 7kft, FZL is only 10.5kft. LGT ICG may be poss up to FL240. SFC winds remain E/SE 5-15KT with climb winds S/SW 15-35KT. W flow aloft 25-65KT w/ NW on KFWDs sounding. It's this light NW flow pushing a weak short wave along the GofA's coastal bend of TX/LA. Mostly shwrs with limited instability and sun ftm, as clouds, some MVFR 09-18Z, promise VCSH on nearly every line with KTYR to KSHV w/VCTS. /24/

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT

Issued at 106 AM CDT Wed Apr 22 2026

Spotter activation is not expected through Thursday of this week.

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PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

SHV 78 64 84 69 / 50 10 10 10 MLU 81 62 85 65 / 20 10 30 0 DEQ 74 58 80 64 / 40 10 10 30 TXK 78 63 84 68 / 40 10 10 20 ELD 77 58 83 64 / 30 10 20 10 TYR 78 65 83 69 / 40 0 10 10 GGG 78 64 83 68 / 50 10 10 10 LFK 80 64 84 67 / 70 10 10 0

SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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