UNITED STATES — A newly illustrated severe weather outlook concept shows what a high-end event could look like under the Storm Prediction Center’s evolving hatching intensity forecast approach — and the map centers squarely on North Texas and eastern Oklahoma, including Dallas, McKinney, Plano, Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
The example graphic demonstrates how future high-risk days may visually emphasize both coverage and intensity, with layered color zones representing escalating threat levels.
Core High-End Zone: Tulsa to Dallas Corridor
At the center of the map is a bold magenta-shaded and crosshatched area stretching from:
- Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Through Muskogee and Ada
- Down toward McKinney, Plano and Dallas, Texas
This zone represents the most intense potential threat area on a high-end severe day. The dense hatching suggests a combination of:
- Significant tornado potential
- Intense supercell structures
- Elevated risk to life and property
The concentration over major population centers underscores the seriousness such a setup would imply.
Expanded Significant Risk: Oklahoma City to Texarkana
Surrounding the core is a red and orange zone extending across:
- Oklahoma City and Norman
- Southward toward Wichita Falls
- East toward Texarkana
- North toward Bartlesville
This region reflects a broader area of organized severe storms capable of producing damaging winds, large hail and tornadoes.
Cities such as Oklahoma City and Dallas-Fort Worth sit within this expanded risk area, suggesting widespread severe weather potential beyond isolated supercells.
Outer Risk Envelope: Kansas to East Texas and Western Arkansas
A larger yellow-shaded polygon encompasses an even broader area including:
- Wichita, Kansas
- Springfield, Missouri
- Little Rock, Arkansas (western edge)
- Much of north and east Texas
This outer region indicates where severe storms could develop or track, depending on storm mode and atmospheric evolution…