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KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 1228 AM CST Sun Jan 25 2026

- Travel will continue to be treacherous overnight and through Sunday as further wintry precipitation impacts the ArkLaTex, resulting in additional power outages across the region.

- Winter precipitation should exit the region during the afternoon, as temperatures fall even further overnight Sunday and into Monday morning.

- Significant impacts to daily life, including dangerous and near impossible driving conditions will continue through today, and into early this week as dangerously cold temperatures overnight and high temperatures slowly returning above freezing will limit thawing opportunities until late in the week.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 1228 AM CST Sun Jan 25 2026

Round 2 of our winter storm is underway as the upper trough responsible for maximizing ascent and robust overrunning of Gulf and Pacific moisture across a bitterly cold arctic airmass works into west Texas. Winter precipitation coverage continues to increase as the base of the trough moves closer to the Four State Region. As a result, sleet/snow showers and periods of freezing rain will continue overnight and into daybreak, with periods of heavier precipitation lingering into the afternoon. Given the robust nature of the convection overnight and through the early morning, instances of thunder can not be ruled out, especially since reports of thunder have already come with early bands of heavy sleet this evening. Confidence is high that winter precip will exit the FA around noon, though what remains on the ground in the form of ice and sleet won't be going away anytime soon as temperatures quickly fall into the single digits and low teens just after midnight.

This winter weather event is really broken into two parts with act one being the ice and sleet we have seen since late Friday night. Act two is the arrival of a dangerously cold airmass to the region where overnight temperatures fall into the single digits and low teens for both Monday and Tuesday AM, while wind chill values fall both near and sub-zero. To make matters worse, high temperatures Monday will struggle to climb above freezing, keeping ice covered roads dangerous to travel on, even though crews have been working tirelessly to try and stay ahead of the impacts. By Tuesday afternoon, temperatures will begin to recover as highs climb into the 40's. This, combined with ongoing treatment, should allow for the thaw process to begin. That being said, with overnight temperatures below freezing through the end of the week, periods of afternoon thaw and overnight refreeze is likely, especially in areas untreated regularly in the days to come.

Even with the winter precip in the rear-view mirror, below average temperatures will hang around through the end of the forecast period, with a mostly quiet week with high pressure overhead. The main concern will of course be the temperatures, and though they may not be as cold as Monday and Tuesday, it is still important to check in on those most vulnerable in these situations. This is especially true as many battle power outages in the days ahead.

RK

AVIATION

(12Z TAFS) Issued at 614 AM CST Sun Jan 25 2026

Areas of IP, with a mix of FZRA/IP over Cntrl and NE LA, will continue to quickly diminish from W to E this morning, exiting the MLU terminal by 16Z. In its wake, MVFR cigs should linger across the region through much of the day, although brief VFR conditions may develop across over portions of Srn AR/N LA before the lower cigs fill back in and linger through the day. In addition, gusty NW winds up to 30kts will be possible on the backside of the precip zone, which will result in additional power outages across the region. The lower cigs may begin to lift this evening over portions of SW AR while low AC cigs fill in along the base of the upper trough, but persist or even lower to IFR across N LA/extreme Ern TX before lifting by mid to late morning Monday. NW winds 7-12kts today, with gusts to 20-25kts, will diminish 4-8kts after 03Z. /15/

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT

Issued at 614 AM CST Sun Jan 25 2026

Spotter activation will be needed this morning for additional accumulation reports of ice and snow across the Four State Region.

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PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

SHV 30 12 31 12 / 70 0 0 0 MLU 30 14 31 9 / 100 0 0 0 DEQ 25 2 31 1 / 60 10 0 0 TXK 28 8 31 10 / 70 0 0 0 ELD 28 8 31 9 / 90 0 0 0 TYR 26 11 31 10 / 30 0 0 0 GGG 29 10 32 9 / 40 0 0 0 LFK 32 14 35 11 / 50 0 0 0

SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

AR...Winter Storm Warning until 6 PM CST this evening for ARZ050-051- 059>061-070-071.

Extreme Cold Warning from 6 PM this evening to noon CST Tuesday for ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073.

Ice Storm Warning until 6 PM CST this evening for ARZ072-073.

LA...Extreme Cold Warning from 6 PM this evening to noon CST Tuesday for LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022.

Ice Storm Warning until 6 PM CST this evening for LAZ001>006- 010>014-017>022.

OK...Winter Storm Warning until 6 PM CST this evening for OKZ077.

Extreme Cold Warning from 6 PM this evening to noon CST Tuesday for OKZ077.

TX...Winter Storm Warning until 6 PM CST this evening for TXZ096-097- 108>112-124>126.

Extreme Cold Warning from 6 PM this evening to noon CST Tuesday for TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167.

Ice Storm Warning until 6 PM CST this evening for TXZ136>138- 149>153-165>167.