TEXAS – It’s about to get busy on the radar. Within the next 24 hours, forecasters say a large, moisture-packed storm system will light up the screen “like a Christmas tree” as it sweeps from New Mexico and Texas into Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Colorado, bringing widespread rain, strong storms, and mountain snow through Thursday.
Meteorologists are calling it one of the most dynamic setups of the week, with beneficial rainfall for drought-stricken regions and snowfall for higher elevations across the southern Rockies.
Rain Returns to Texas and Oklahoma
Showers and thunderstorms are expected to increase rapidly late Wednesday into Thursday, covering much of North Texas, Oklahoma, and parts of Arkansas with steady to heavy rainfall.
The latest forecast maps show bands of storms forming across Amarillo, Dallas, and Oklahoma City, spreading east overnight. Meteorologists say the widespread coverage and bright radar returns are what inspired the “Christmas tree” nickname — each cluster of storms flashing red and green like holiday lights…