Heat and Fire Weather Concerns West; Heavy Rain and Thunderstorms from Plains to mid-Atlantic

Thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall is expected from the Central Plains to the Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic and across the Southeast. Severe weather from the Upper Midwest to Central Plains increases on Friday. Major to Extreme HeatRisk continues across the Southern Plains to the lower Mississippi Valley late this week. Fire weather concerns for the northern Rockies and northern Plains today. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Thu, Sep 10, 2026 at 3:08:33 pm CDT

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Severe thunderstorms will be possible near a cold front by Thursday afternoon and evening across southern Oklahoma and north Texas. Damaging wind gusts and small hail are the primary thunderstorm hazards.

A cold front will be bringing widespread chances for rain/storms with much of it ending by Friday morning. Any rain/storm activity on Friday afternoon will be restricted across a small portion of southeast Oklahoma ending by Friday evening.

After breaking the heatwave today expecting a heating trend to start back up on Friday with unseasonably hotter into the weekend then breaking again early next week with our next cold front passage. Only areas in southern Oklahoma and northern Texas will see a return of triple digit highs while the rest of our area should stay double-digit in the 90s.

Heating trend starts up Friday with the dangerous heating across our south into the weekend before next cold front passage early next week. Rain/Storm chances through Saturday then returning early next week

Local Weather History For September 10th...

On this date back in 1999, straight-line winds caused extensive
damage at the Ardmore Industrial Park, 2 miles northeast of Gene
Autry, where a gust of 102 mph was measured. One aircraft hangar was
completely destroyed and several were damaged. Several aircraft were
overturned and three were destroyed. Damage was estimated at $2
million.

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