Damaging Winds in Arkansas, May 19, 2026

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1256 PM CDT Tue May 19 2026

...New DISCUSSION, AVIATION, SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Issued at 1253 PM CDT Tue May 19 2026

 - Strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon
   and evening, particularly across the northwestern ArkLaTex.
   Damaging winds and large hail will be the primary threats, and
   a spin-up tornado or two is not out of the question,

 - Widespread rainfall will continue on a daily basis through the
   course of the next seven days, resulting in total
   accumulations of 4 to 7 inches.

 - As soils become saturated from repeated rounds of rainfall, the
   risk of flash flooding will become a concern through late this
   week and into the weekend.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 1253 PM CDT Tue May 19 2026

An initial wave of showers and thunderstorms is pushing through
extreme southeast Oklahoma into southwest Arkansas at this hour,
along a boundary out ahead out the main cold front draped across
southern Oklahoma and north Texas. As the front pushes east and
south today, a complex of strong to severe thunderstorms will
develop further along the front's southern extent, advancing into
the ArkLaTex this afternoon into the evening. Damaging wind gusts
will be the principal hazard, along with large hail north. The
threat for tornadoes is comparably low, though a brief spin-up is
not out of the question altogether. Finally, training areas of heavy
rainfall may lead to localized flash flooding, particularly in urban
areas across the western ArkLaTex.

Today's wave of strong thunderstorms should run its course by late
this evening, diminishing in intensity as it makes southeastward
progress, but the rainfall will just be beginning, as the front
responsible for the storms slows its progress and becomes nearly
stationary, stalling near or along the I-20 corridor. A series of
weak upper level disturbances embedded in the southwest flow will
trek northeastward over the region through the remainder of the week
and into the weekend, tapping into the firehose of moisture which
will be aimed at the ArkLaTex throughout the course of this forecast
period. It bears mentioning that this does not mean a week's worth
of continuous rainfall, per se, but we do expect frequent enough
impulses to result in high confidence of at least daily rounds of
showers and a few rumbles of thunder.

The persistent nature of this set up is also elevating the potential
for flash flooding. The ArkLaTex is included in at least lower-end
risk flood outlooks through the remainder of the week. The most
recent accumulation forecast totals suggest at least 4 inches of
rain across the region, with the highest totals in the 5 to 7 inch
range. Bear in mind, these totals will be accumulated through the
course of the next 7 days, not in a single event, but as soils
become saturated with daily rainfall by late this week, it will not
take as much additional rain to result in flooding.

Reinforced by southerly flow, warm conditions will continue this
afternoon, before this wet pattern puts a dent in the well-above
average temperatures of the past few days. Highs will settle into
the low to middle 80s by late in the week, with lows in the 60s
throughout.

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&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1253 PM CDT Tue May 19 2026

Ceilings have largely recovered to VFR early this afternoon and
will largely prevail through the rest of the afternoon and evening,
with the exception of temporary drops to MVFR (and possibly IFR)
within thunderstorms. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will
develop this afternoon ahead of the main line of thunderstorms
currently moving across SE Oklahoma. The main line of thunderstorms
will affect TAF sites later this afternoon and through the evening,
with gusty and erratic winds expected, vsby reductions, and very
heavy rainfall. Vsbys and ceilings will then fall area-wide in the
wake of storms overnight tonight before then struggling to improve
before the end of the TAF cycle at 20/18z. Winds this afternoon will
be breezy out of the S at 10-15kts with rather frequent gusts to 20-
30kts, then becoming more variable generally out of the E overnight
and Wednesday morning at under 10kts.

CK

&&

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Issued at 1253 PM CDT Tue May 19 2026

Spotter activation may be needed areawide through early this
evening. /26/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV  71  84  70  82 /  80  60  70  90
MLU  71  85  69  85 /  80  70  70  80
DEQ  66  81  65  77 /  40  50  60  70
TXK  68  84  67  81 /  50  50  60  80
ELD  68  83  66  81 /  70  70  60  90
TYR  69  82  68  79 /  80  70  60  90
GGG  69  83  69  81 /  80  70  60  80
LFK  72  85  71  83 /  70  90  60  90

&&

.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...None.
LA...None.
OK...None.
TX...None.
&&

DISCUSSION...26
AVIATION...23

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1033 AM CDT Tue May 19 2026

OKZ077-191615-
McCurtain OK-
1033 AM CDT Tue May 19 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL MCCURTAIN COUNTY UNTIL
1115 AM CDT...

At 1033 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles west of Broken Bow, or 31 miles west of De Queen, moving
northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
  Broken Bow, Wright City, Millerton, Garvin, Oak Hill, Glover,
  Hochatown, Golden, Holly Creek, Mount Herman and Sherwood.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

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LAT...LON 3388 9492 3399 9506 3439 9477 3423 9451
TIME...MOT...LOC 1533Z 217DEG 22KT 3404 9488

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1215 PM CDT Tue May 19 2026

OKZ077-191745-
McCurtain OK-
1215 PM CDT Tue May 19 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL MCCURTAIN COUNTY UNTIL
1245 PM CDT...

At 1215 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles northwest of Idabel, or 30 miles north of Clarksville, moving
northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
  Idabel, Broken Bow, Wright City, Millerton, Garvin, Oak Hill,
  Glover, Hochatown, Golden, Holly Creek, Mount Herman and Sherwood.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3386 9492 3396 9507 3440 9478 3423 9448
TIME...MOT...LOC 1715Z 214DEG 23KT 3402 9490

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1255 PM CDT Tue May 19 2026

ARZ050-051-059-OKZ077-TXZ096-097-191845-
Sevier AR-Howard AR-Bowie TX-McCurtain OK-Red River TX-Little
River AR-
1255 PM CDT Tue May 19 2026

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL RED RIVER...
LITTLE RIVER...NORTHWESTERN BOWIE...CENTRAL HOWARD...SEVIER AND
CENTRAL MCCURTAIN COUNTIES UNTIL 145 PM CDT...

At 1255 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from 8 miles east of Gillham to over
Clarksville, or extending from 9 miles west of Dierks to over
Clarksville, moving southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
  De Queen, Nashville, Clarksville, Mineral Springs, Horatio,
  Foreman, Boxelder, Idabel, Broken Bow, De Kalb, Lockesburg, Wilton,
  Winthrop, Gillham, Ben Lomond, Arkinda, Richmond, Manchester and
  Wright City.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 3400 9516 3413 9487 3437 9447 3419 9447
      3419 9424 3433 9426 3393 9385 3352 9434
      3341 9492 3387 9531 3388 9528 3390 9529
      3391 9527 3389 9527 3389 9526 3393 9525
      3396 9523 3394 9516
TIME...MOT...LOC 1755Z 323DEG 28KT 3416 9417 3384 9465 3362 9504

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
143 PM CDT Tue May 19 2026

ARZ050-051-059-060-070-OKZ077-TXZ096-097-109-111-112-191930-
Cass TX-Miller AR-Sevier AR-Howard AR-Bowie TX-McCurtain OK-Titus
TX-Red River TX-Morris TX-Little River AR-Hempstead AR-
143 PM CDT Tue May 19 2026

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN RED RIVER...
LITTLE RIVER...BOWIE...NORTHWESTERN MILLER...CENTRAL HEMPSTEAD...
EASTERN HOWARD...SEVIER...SOUTHEASTERN MCCURTAIN...MORRIS...
NORTHEASTERN TITUS AND NORTHERN CASS COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM CDT...

At 143 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from over Nashville to near Cookville, or
extending from over Nashville to 10 miles east of Mount Pleasant,
moving southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
  Texarkana, Hope, Wake Village, Ashdown, Nashville, New Boston,
  Clarksville, Mineral Springs, Dierks, Horatio, Foreman, Boxelder,
  Nash, Hooks, Daingerfield, Hughes Springs, De Kalb, Lone Star and
  Naples.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3356 9522 3379 9457 3424 9405 3404 9382
      3401 9382 3401 9378 3375 9349 3321 9413
      3292 9474 3292 9476
TIME...MOT...LOC 1843Z 326DEG 19KT 3396 9383 3349 9433 3320 9480

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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