DALLAS, Texas — The Storm Prediction Center has upgraded Northeast Texas and Southeast Oklahoma to an Enhanced Risk (Level 3 of 5) for today, Friday April 24, with the threat centered on supercells capable of producing very large hail measuring 2 inches or larger. Those same supercells will also pose a tornado threat before storms eventually go upscale and damaging winds take over as the primary hazard. Dallas, Shreveport, Little Rock, and Jackson are all inside or adjacent to the highest risk zones on today’s outlook.
The sequence of today’s event matters: tornadoes first while storms are discrete supercells, then a transition to damaging straight-line winds as the line organizes and goes upscale.
The Risk Zone Across Three States
The orange Enhanced Risk core covers Northeast Texas and Southeast Oklahoma, placing the following cities directly in the highest-threat zone:
Texas: Dallas, Shreveport corridor and surrounding northeast Texas counties sit inside or on the edge of the Enhanced zone. The hail threat here is the primary driver of the upgrade, with 2-inch or larger stones expected from the strongest supercells…