Earlier in the evening, a confirmed tornado was reported in Archer City, Texas, as powerful supercells tracked through North Texas.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, tornado watches and warnings have been issued across parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Texas. Additional warnings and confirmed tornadoes are expected as the evening continues.<\/p>\n
THE SPC 5-POINT SEVERE THUNDERSTORM RISK CATEGORY SCALE EXPLAINED<\/a><\/p>\n This comes after a monster EF-4 tornado hit Enid<\/a>, Oklahoma<\/a>, on Thursday. Now, parts of the state are once again in the bull’s-eye of today’s severe weather.\u00a0<\/p>\n Tornado tears across Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Oklahoma, on April 23, 2026.<\/p>\n (Clay Bowden via Storyful)<\/p>\n NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued a Level 4 out of 5 risk of severe thunderstorms<\/a> over southeastern Oklahoma due to softball-sized hail (greater than 4 inches in diameter) and possible strong tornadoes developing this afternoon.<\/p>\n “This is the type of hail that shatters windshields and damages roofs,” the FOX Forecast Center said.<\/p>\n HOW ARE TORNADOES RATED? THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE EXPLAINED<\/a><\/p>\n Supercell<\/a> thunderstorms capable of producing these kinds of giant hailstones, have started to form.\u00a0<\/p>\n Additionally, tornadoes with up to EF-3 intensities, are expected to develop between 5 and 6 p.m. local time and could persist through the evening before weakening after midnight.\u00a0<\/p>\n A broader Level 2 threat stretches from Kansas<\/a> to parts of North Texas and the Ark-La-Tex region.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Tornado Warnings were ongoing early Saturday across parts of Louisiana<\/a> \u2014 energy left over from Friday’s storms.<\/p>\n Severe weather even reached the Midwest Friday, including Indianapolis<\/a>, where social media video showed tornado sirens blaring during a Severe Thunderstorm Warning Friday. Police said wind gusts were strong enough to knock down several trees onto local roads.<\/p>\n HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER<\/a><\/p>\n A 59 mph wind gust was clocked at Indianapolis International Airport Friday evening.<\/p>\n Tornado sirens blared across Indianapolis during a Severe Thunderstorm Warning Friday afternoon. Police said wind gusts were strong enough to knock down several trees onto local roads. A 59 mph wind gust was clocked at Indianapolis International Airport Friday evening.<\/p>\n According to the FOX Forecast Center, a deepening low will move across the Texas<\/a> Panhandle throughout today, and a dryline will extend southward from it into the central and western parts of the state.\u00a0<\/p>\n To the north, a warm front is expected to push northward across Oklahoma and northern Texas (the Ark-La-Tex region).\u00a0<\/p>\n Strong instability along and east of the dryline, as well as near and south of the warm front, will be the areas to watch for storm development.<\/p>\n WHAT IS A DRYLINE FOR SEVERE WEATHER?<\/a><\/p>\n The greatest potential for strong tornadoes will be along and just south of the warm front, from Oklahoma City<\/a> into southeast Oklahoma.\u00a0<\/p>\n Hail greater than 3″ is also expected over portions of southeast Oklahoma and northern Texas.<\/p>\n Hail fell across Union, Missouri Thursday morning as severe storms shift east through the day.\u00a0NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center says strong EF-2+ tornadoes are possible Thursday afternoon and evening across southern portions of Illinois and Indiana.\u00a0<\/p>\n These storms could develop into supercells later in the night, posing a risk of very large hail<\/a> and damaging winds.<\/a><\/p>\n As the severe weather threat continues overnight and into Sunday morning, another area of low pressure is expected to move out of the Rockies and back into the Plains.<\/p>\n A level 3\/5 severe storm threat extends from Central Kansas to Western Missouri<\/a> for Sunday, with a broader level 2\/5 severe threat extending from Southern Nebraska<\/a> to Northern Texas<\/a>.<\/p>\n next<\/p>\n \n A damaged home following a tornado in Enid, Oklahoma.\u00a0 prevnext<\/p>\n \n Damage in Enid, Oklahoma, after a violent tornado.\u00a0 prevnext<\/p>\n \n First light on Friday, April 24, 2026, reveals the extent of damage from a powerful tornado that ripped through Enid, Oklahoma. prevnext<\/p>\n \n Damage in Enid, Oklahoma, after a tornado ripped through the city just before 8:30 p.m. on April 23, 2026. prev<\/p>\n \n Damage to a farm in Enid, Oklahoma.\u00a0 As the system intensifies, moist air and increased instability will be directed towards a warm front extending into Missouri<\/a> and Arkansas<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Tornado](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/screenshot-2026-04-24-105415.png\")
<\/p>\nThis graphic shows the severe storm threat in the Great Plains starting this weekend.
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\n (Jarrod Maloney)<\/p>\n