Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Mississippi Valley; Critical Fire Weather in the Southern Plains

Severe thunderstorms will persist tonight across the Middle Mississippi Valley, producing damaging winds, large to very large hail and several tornadoes. Low humidity and windy conditions will continue to produce elevated to critical fire weather conditions across the southern High Plains into midweek. Read More >

Click a location below for detailed forecast.

Last Map Update: Mon, Apr 27, 2026 at 10:48:33 pm CDT

Watches, Warnings & Advisories

National Weather Service Albuquerque, NM

National Weather Service Fort Worth/Dallas, TX

Zoom Out

National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio, TX

Red Flag Warning

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Warm, then Cool Start to May

Pattern Change on the Way

Virtual Skywarn Class

Following warm and dry weather to start the week, temperatures will trend cooler with increasing rain chances later in the week. Following rain chances tapering off to begin the first weekend of May, temperatures will remain below average.

Text Product Selector (Selected product opens in current window)


Storm Reports	Spotter Briefing	Storm Spotters	Storm Data	Tornado Statistics	Social Media


Forecast Discussion	Hourly Forecast	Graphical Forecast	Fire Weather	Aviation	Hydrology


Observations	Air Quality	Satellite	Climate	Past Events	Weather Radio

Local Radar

Weather Map

Satellite

MAF RSS Feed

Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Mississippi Valley; Critical Fire Weather in the Southern Plains

NWS Midland/Odessa