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KEY MESSAGES

Updated at 1238 AM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026

- Rain and storm chances continue tonight into Friday with a limited risk of severe weather and locally heavy rainfall.

- Another period of unsettled weather is expected to begin early Sunday and continue into Monday. There will be multiple opportunities for some severe weather and heavy rainfall during this time frame.

SHORT TERM

(Through Friday) Issued at 1130 PM CDT Thu Jun 18 2026

Early evening surface analysis places a cold front from the lower Ark River Valley of west-central AR across SE OK toward the Red River near Wichita Falls and then south from there toward a thermal low over west TX. The boundary is forecast to continue settling slowly south toward the Red River overnight. A persistent band of convection over south-central KS existing along a zone of isentropic lift on the 310K surface appears to be gradually weakening and that trend should continue as the underlying forcing fades. That said, some of this activity may move into portions of NE OK before dissipating. More scattered showers and storms are likely to develop over our area, especially NE OK into NW AR, as that low-mid level isentropic lift increases over our area. A limited severe hail and locally heavy rain threat will exist with any storms. The main focus will be out west, over the southwest OK and western north TX portion of the boundary. The global models and multiple CAMs show a similar signal of many storms developing in this region overnight, eventually growing upscale into an eastward-tracking MCS across southern OK and northern TX into Friday morning. If this does indeed occur, there would be a limited threat of damaging winds and locally heavy rainfall south of I-40 and especially closer to the Red River. The GFS and CAMs take the MCS into the ArkLaTex region by midday and have a fairly quiet afternoon in its wake across the forecast area.

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LONG TERM

(Friday Night through Thursday) Issued at 1130 PM CDT Thu Jun 18 2026

Models forecast a quiet night Friday night in the wake of the MCS. The boundary lifts back north Saturday ahead of another shortwave trough moving east over the central Rockies and into the Plains. After a relatively tame day Saturday, there are indications in the global models that storms will develop over the central High Plains Saturday afternoon and then grow upscale into an MCS tracking southeast Saturday night into Sunday. This system could potentially track across the northern portions of the forecast area (NE OK/NW AR). Will raise PoPs above the model blend during this time frame to account for potential. A few storms could develop on its outflow likely draped somewhere over our area Sunday afternoon. Depending on effects of outflow, if any, Sunday will be the warmest day of this forecast with highs in the upper 80s and low 90s. The synoptic cold front will then settle down into the region by Sunday night, with increasing shower and storm chances that will likely linger into Monday and Monday night. This looks like another window where locally heavy rainfall that could lead to flash flooding will be a higher threat. The effective boundary may drop far enough south by Tuesday for a quieter weather day by then but we shall see. Shower and storm chances return for Wednesday and Thursday.

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AVIATION

(06Z TAFS) Issued at 1238 AM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026

IR satellite imagery indicates an area of low clouds resulting in VFR CIGS overspreading nern OK early this morning with guidance suggesting CIGS build into nwrn AR sites next few hours. Convection remains generally along the OK/KS border at this time, with some potential to develop into nern OK and eventually nwrn AR through daybreak. Better chances of TSRA will affect MLC/FSM late tonight through Friday morning with the potential for an MCS to develop nwrn TX/swrn OK and spread eastward with time. Generally VFR all sites through the period outside of potential SHRA/TSRA.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

TUL 84 70 87 75 / 20 10 20 30 FSM 83 70 89 74 / 50 10 30 30 MLC 82 71 87 75 / 60 20 30 10 BVO 84 67 86 73 / 10 10 20 50 FYV 85 67 85 71 / 30 10 30 30 BYV 82 64 85 70 / 30 0 30 30 MKO 82 69 86 74 / 40 10 20 20 MIO 83 67 86 72 / 0 10 20 50 F10 81 69 86 74 / 50 10 30 10 HHW 80 70 86 74 / 70 30 30 20

TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

OK...None. AR...None.