Active Spring Like Pattern Across the Eastern Half of the Country

The second storm will track across central and eastern portion of the country this weekend. Heavy wintry precipitation will affect the northern Plains to the upper peninsula of Michigan. Severe thunderstorms are expected along and ahead of the cold front, where very large hail, damaging winds and a few tornadoes are possible from the mid-Mississippi and Ohio Valleys to southern Plains. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Fri, Apr 3, 2026 at 11:28:47 am CDT

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Severe thunderstorms are possible from Friday afternoon into early Saturday. Large hail, damaging wind gusts, and locally heavy rainfall/flooding are the main hazards.

Severe weather is possible from Friday afternoon into early Saturday. Here is a look at the approximate timing of this risk across portions of Oklahoma and western-north Texas.

A cold front will arrive later today and slowly progress south and east. Strong to severe storms, along with heavy rainfall, appear likely late Friday and into Saturday morning - especially across parts of east-central and southern Oklahoma and western north Texas. Widespread rainfall of 1" to 2" is possible.

Cooler temperatures, along with mostly dry weather, is expected this weekend behind the passage of a cold front.

Forecast for the next 7 days.

We set monthly temperature records for the second straight month in March. This continues the pace of extremely unusual warmth dating back to early last fall.

Local Weather History For April 3rd...

A violent tornado struck Wichita Falls and Sheppard Air Force Base on
the afternoon of April 3, 1964, killing 7 people and injuring over
100. Damage estimates exceeded $15 million. At least 225 homes were
destroyed on the north side of town. This tornado is one of the first
tornadoes ever to be shown on live television. Severe thunderstorms
produced hail up to 3-inches in diameter and at least 8 other
tornadoes across central and southern Oklahoma on this same day,
including one that struck Catfish Bay Marina and Lake Texoma State
Park during the early morning. Damage from this tornado approached
$250,000.

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