Thursday, November 5, 2026

South Central

TX, OK, LA, AR

Published 4:00 AM Central

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NWS Fort Worth lists no watches or warnings for Dallas and shows sunny, mild weather Thursday, with gusty north wind Friday. Deep Ellum patrols continue after Sunday's shootings (police said 4 killed, 15 injured); as of the latest reports found, no suspect in the Main Street shooting had been publicly identified.

Goes Yellow if new violence in Deep Ellum or severe weather returns to Texas or Oklahoma

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Deep Ellum shootings: search for Main Street suspect continues, federal patrols under way

Police said four people in their 20s were killed and 15 wounded in three shootings in Deep Ellum early Sunday; police had not said whether the shootings are connected. A man arrested that night on a federal gun charge was not responsible for the shootings, police said. Police are asking anyone who recorded video or photos in Deep Ellum that night to send them in; Chief Comeaux said there was no information that the three shootings are related (NBC DFW). Federal agencies announced added patrols and a review of Deep Ellum cases back to 2024. No newer official update was found in this pass.

NBC 5 DFW: Dallas Halloween shootings leave 4 dead, 15 hurt WFAA: Dallas police continue search for suspect after Deep Ellum shootings FOX 4: Federal authorities announce arrest, safety initiative in Deep Ellum

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North Texas: dry and mild through the weekend

NWS Fort Worth (issued 12:26 a.m. Thursday): Dallas high near 79 Thursday, near 71 Friday with north gusts up to 20 mph, then 67 to 68 over the weekend; Monday has a 20% chance of showers. No watches or warnings are listed.

NWS Fort Worth: Dallas forecast (issued 12:26 a.m. CST Nov 5)

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Keyes, Oklahoma: EF1 tornado damaged community center (as of Nov 3)

As of Nov 3, the National Weather Service confirmed an EF1 tornado in Keyes in the Oklahoma Panhandle on Sunday night; the community center lost a wall and part of its roof and the Election Day polling site moved. No newer damage reports were found.

ABC7 Amarillo (as of Nov 3): EF1 tornado hits Keyes, Oklahoma

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Power & utilities

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No Texas or Oklahoma outage reports were found in this pass.

Weather & hazards

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NWS Fort Worth lists no watches or warnings for Dallas; sunny Thursday, north gusts up to 20 mph Friday.

Travel & transport

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No closures were found for the southcentral states in this pass.

Health, water & safety

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Deep Ellum patrols continue after Sunday's shootings (police: 4 killed, 15 injured); the Main Street suspect had not been publicly identified in the latest reports found.

Deep Ellum patrols continue after Sunday's shootings (police: 4 killed, 15 injured); the Main Street suspect had not been publicly identified in the latest reports found. No other southcentral mass-casualty incident was found; a search for Nov 4 Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas incidents returned nothing current.

NBC 5 DFW: Dallas Halloween shootings leave 4 dead, 15 hurt WFAA: Dallas police continue search for suspect after Deep Ellum shootings

Elsewhere Other regions and the world

NortheastYellow ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, DC No arrest in the Ellendale, Del., Halloween party shooting (1 dead, 8 hurt) was found as of early Nov. SoutheastYellow VA, WV, NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, TN, KY A gunman was killed by a security guard at the Citibank Center in Brandon, Fla., on Nov. MidwestYellow OH, MI, IN, IL, WI, MN, IA, MO, ND, SD, NE, KS No damage from Election Day evening storms was found and SPC forecasts no severe storms for today. Mountain WestOrange MT, ID, WY, CO, UT, NV, AZ, NM Flooding recovery is still disrupting southwest Colorado and northwest New Mexico: U.S. PacificGreen WA, OR, CA, AK, HI The main item is the possible strike by about 250 Los Angeles and Long Beach port watchmen: the deadline was 5 p.m. WorldOrange Global, as it affects Americans The Iran war still drives the world story that reaches American households.

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