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Heavy Rain Across the Southern US; Unsettled Pattern in the Pacific Northwest

A storm system will bring heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, and flooding threats to portions of the Southern Plains Friday, the Lower Mississippi Valley Saturday, and the Southeast into the Mid-Atlantic on Sunday. High elevation snow and mixed precipitation and rain in the lower elevations will impact the Pacific Northwest this weekend before a stronger system moves in early next week. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Thu, Feb 12, 2026 at 10:20:14 pm CST

There are no watches, warnings, or advisories at this time.

A Marginal (1/5) severe weather risk for much of west Texas and far southeast New Mexico on Friday. The main threats for the strongest storms will be hail up to the size of quarters and heavy rainfall late Friday afternoon and evening. Cannot rule out localized flash flooding, especially for areas across the northern Permian Basin.
Rain/storms are expected Friday afternoon through Friday night. The peak timing of widespread rain/storms will be Friday evening through Friday night (7 PM- 2 AM CT).

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