Update on the Tornado and Flash Flood Threat

Let's begin with the flash flood threat. The green areas are under flash flood watches. 

The blue area is a winter storm watch. 

Below is the rainfall amount forecast for the next five days. The bright orange = 5" or more. 

Tornado Threat

The brown area has a significant threat of a tornado after 6pm and into the overnight hours. 

As of 2:39pm, a few thunderstorms are starting to form in west Texas. These will start to move northeast and will increase in number during the afternoon. However, the main severe thunderstorm (hail and high winds) and tornado threat will be this evening and overnight.