Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Mid-South; Heat Continues in the Southeast and Southwest

Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected across portions of the mid-Mississippi Valley into the Ohio Valley and portions of Arizona. Dangerous heat persists in the South and Southeast while building into the Southwest. Overnight lows will be so warm that, when combined with oppressive dew points, little-to-no relief from the scorching daytime highs will be available. Read More >

April 24-29, 2026 Warnings and Storm Reports

All Severe Thunderstorm (yellow) & Tornado Warnings (red)
and Tornado, Hail, Wind Damage & Flooding reports (icons)
from April 24 to April 29, 2026

Justin Tornado

Gribble Springs Tornado

Sherman Tornado

Carpenters Bluff Tornado

Friday April 24, 2026 Northeast Texas Severe Storms

Scattered supercell thunderstorms moved southeastward out of Oklahoma across Northeast Texas during the evening hours of Friday April 24
These severe storms produced one brief tornado (EF0 in Lamar County) and numerous reports of large hail and wind damage
Hail up to lime size was reported in Emory (Rains County), with considerable wind damage in and around Paris (Lamar County)

April 24, 2026 SPC Storm Reports (through 7am 4/26)

Note:

All information is considered PRELIMINARY and subject to change pending new data and analysis

Friday April 24, 2026 Northeast Texas Severe Storms

Scattered supercell thunderstorms moved southeastward out of Oklahoma across Northeast Texas during the evening hours of Friday April 24
These severe storms produced one brief tornado (EF0 in Lamar County) and numerous reports of large hail and wind damage
Hail up to lime size was reported in Emory (Rains County), with considerable wind damage in and around Paris (Lamar County)

April 24, 2026 SPC Storm Reports (through 7am 4/26)

Note:

All information is considered PRELIMINARY and subject to change pending new data and analysis

Monday, April 27, 2026 North-Central & Northeast Texas Supercell Hail Storms

Scattered supercell thunderstorms developed along the dryline across the middle of the DFW Metroplex during the afternoon hours of Monday April 27
These severe storms the moved eastward across eastern North Texas and Northeast Texas through the evening
Numerous reports of large hail up to teacup size were received, with the largest hail reported in northeast Dallas, Rockwall, and Hunt Counties

April 27, 2026 SPC Storm Reports (through 7am 4/26)

Note:

All information is considered PRELIMINARY and subject to change pending new data and analysis

Montague & Wise County Tornadoes

Johnson County Tornadoes

Mineral Wells Tornado (Palo Pinto & Parker Counties)

Tuesday April 28, 2026 Severe Storms & Tornadoes

Scattered supercell thunderstorms once again developed along the dry line near Wichita Falls during the afternoon hours of Tuesday April 28, then moved southeast across North Texas through late afternoon and across Central Texas during the evening.
- 6 tornadoes have been confirmed: EF0 in Montague County; EF0 in Wise County; EF3 in Palo Pinto/Parker Counties; and an EF0, EF0 and EF1 in Johnson County (as of May 31, 2026)
- Dozens of reports of large hail up to softball size were also received, with the largest hail reported near Godley in Johnson County and Itasca in Hill County
- Several reports of wind damage also occurred
EF3 Mineral Wells Tornado
- Estimated winds up to 145 mph caused severe damage in the Holiday Hills subdivision and Fort Wolters areas of northeast Mineral Wells
- No one was killed but 5 people were injured
- This was the strongest tornado in Parker County since April 25, 1990, and the strongest in Palo Pinto County since May 12, 1982