Severe Thunderstorms in the Southeast; Critical Fire Weather in the Northern Plains

Isolated severe storms with locally damaging wind gusts and hail are possible from the coastal Carolinas into the Florida Peninsula, and along the central Gulf Coast. Heavy rain may cause localized areas of flash flooding in the Gulf Coast. Gusty winds and dry conditions may produce elevated to critical fire weather across the northern/central Plains. Record heat is expected in the West. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Mon, May 11, 2026 at 9:04:20 am CDT

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Mild Today

Unseasonably Warm This Week

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Skies will become sunny with temperatures warming into the upper 70s to just above 80 degrees across our southwest which is seasonably average for this time. Winds will be light at 5-10 mph gradually shifting northeast to southeast as the day progressex.

Local Weather History For May 11th...

Scattered severe thunderstorms, which formed over northern Texas and
moved northeast through southern and central Oklahoma, produced a
fairly wide swath of strong and damaging winds on this day in 2011.
Several locations near and east of Ardmore, Oklahoma City, and
Newkirk saw thunderstorm associated wind gusts in excess of 60 mph.

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