TEXAS, ARKANSAS, AND MISSOURI — Severe weather will continue into Friday April 24, 2026 across a broad corridor covering Dallas, Little Rock, and Springfield Missouri, as another active stretch of severe weather pushes through the south-central United States.
The Max Velocity Weather Severe Weather Outlook for Friday shows a 15% severe weather probability zone blanketing a wide swath from Dallas and Oklahoma City northeastward through Little Rock and up to Springfield Missouri, with damaging winds, large hail, and a couple of tornadoes all possible across the outlined risk area.
Risk Zone Covers Dallas Through Springfield Missouri
The Friday severe weather outlook zone covers an expansive corridor across three states. Dallas sits on the southern edge of the risk area, with the zone extending northeastward through Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Little Rock, Shreveport, and reaching as far north as Springfield Missouri near the top of the outlined area.
Memphis sits just east of the primary risk zone while Wichita and St. Louis fall outside the outlined area to the north and east respectively. Residents across the core of the risk corridor including all communities between Dallas and Springfield Missouri should treat Friday’s threat seriously and have preparedness measures in place ahead of storm development.
Damaging Winds, Large Hail, and Tornadoes All Possible
Three distinct severe weather hazards are associated with Friday’s outlook. Damaging wind gusts represent a widespread threat across the entire risk corridor, capable of downing trees and power lines across portions of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Missouri…