Friday, November 13, 2026

South Central

TX, OK, LA, AR

Published 4:00 AM Central

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Freeze Warnings and Frost Advisories cover northeast Oklahoma and much of Arkansas this morning, and the only flood product in the region is a minor-flood forecast for the Nueces River near Tilden starting Sunday; ERCOT reports normal conditions. Widespread rain arrives Saturday into Monday, mostly a quarter inch to an inch, with locally heavier amounts possible near the Texas coast.

Goes Yellow if weekend rain turns heavy over South and coastal Texas, or dry, gusty days in Louisiana bring damaging wildfires

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SITREP What changed in this region

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Freeze and frost this morning in Oklahoma and Arkansas; more freeze headlines likely Saturday morning

NWS Tulsa has a Freeze Warning for northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas and a Frost Advisory for the Tulsa area and the Fort Smith area until 8 a.m. Friday; NWS Little Rock has Freeze Warnings across northern Arkansas and Frost Advisories in central Arkansas including Pulaski County. Both offices say freeze headlines are likely again Friday night into Saturday, with a hard freeze possible in colder northwest Arkansas valleys. NWS Norman gives a low chance of freezing in northern Oklahoma Saturday morning. NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge expects possible frost in northern areas Saturday and Sunday mornings and keeps fire-spread concerns over its northern parishes through Sunday because of drought; NWS Shreveport flags elevated fire concerns today.

NWS active alerts: OK (read Nov 13, ~2:50 a.m. CT)NWS active alerts: AR (read Nov 13, ~2:50 a.m. CT)NWS Tulsa forecast discussion (Nov 12-13)NWS Little Rock forecast discussion (Nov 12-13)NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge forecast discussion (Nov 12-13)NWS Shreveport forecast discussion (Nov 12-13)

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Rain returns region-wide Saturday through Monday; Nueces River forecast to reach minor flood stage

NWS Norman expects at least a quarter inch for most of Oklahoma with a swath near 1 inch. NWS Corpus Christi expects under 1.5 inches for most of South Texas, with ensemble high-end amounts near 4 inches around the Victoria area, plus minor coastal flooding and rip currents Sunday into next week. NWS Houston/Galveston says locally heavy rain is possible Sunday; NWS Austin/San Antonio expects moderate totals with no significant impacts; El Paso expects 0.2-0.5 inch Friday night with locally up to 1 inch east of El Paso. NWS Corpus Christi has a Flood Warning for the Nueces River near Tilden (McMullen County): 9.3 ft Thursday evening, forecast to pass the 14 ft flood stage Sunday afternoon and crest near 15 ft Monday, which cuts off parts of the flood plain. The Los Olmos Creek advisory in Brooks County is no longer active.

NWS active alerts: TX (read Nov 13, ~2:50 a.m. CT)NWS Corpus Christi forecast discussion (Nov 12-13)NWS Norman forecast discussion (Nov 12-13)NWS Houston/Galveston forecast discussion (Nov 12-13)NWS Austin/San Antonio forecast discussion (Nov 12-13)NWS El Paso forecast discussion (Nov 12-13)

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Power & utilities

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ERCOT showed normal conditions at 2:50 a.m.

Weather & hazards

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Active: Freeze Warnings and Frost Advisories in northeast Oklahoma and northern and central Arkansas until 8 a.m.

Active: Freeze Warnings and Frost Advisories in northeast Oklahoma and northern and central Arkansas until 8 a.m. Friday, and a Flood Warning for the Nueces River near Tilden (minor flooding from Sunday). Houston/Galveston, Austin/San Antonio, Brownsville, Norman, Shreveport, New Orleans, Lubbock, Amarillo and El Paso list no watches or warnings. Coming: more freeze headlines Saturday morning in Oklahoma and Arkansas, fire-spread concerns in northern Louisiana through Sunday, rain Saturday-Monday, and beach and marine hazards on the lower Texas coast late weekend.

NWS active alerts: TX (read Nov 13, ~2:50 a.m. CT)NWS active alerts: OK (read Nov 13, ~2:50 a.m. CT)NWS active alerts: AR (read Nov 13, ~2:50 a.m. CT)NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge forecast discussion (Nov 12-13)NWS Brownsville forecast discussion (Nov 12-13)NWS Amarillo forecast discussion (Nov 12-13)NWS Lubbock forecast discussion (Nov 12-13)

Travel & transport

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No weather-related travel hazards before the weekend rain; NWS Lubbock and Albuquerque note wet roads Saturday.

Health, water & safety

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No new mass-casualty incident was found in the region for Nov 11-12.

No new mass-casualty incident was found in the region for Nov 11-12. Dallas police said Thursday they arrested an 18-year-old late Tuesday on a capital murder charge in the South Crowdus Street shooting, one of three Deep Ellum shootings on Halloween night that police say killed four and injured about 15; the chief said more arrests are possible (FOX 4). In Baytown, police charged a woman with manslaughter in a single-victim shooting Wednesday (ABC13). Drought and burn bans continue in parts of Louisiana (NWS).

FOX 4 (Nov 12): 18-year-old arrested for killing 3 in Deep Ellum Halloween shootings ABC13 (Nov 12): Woman charged with manslaughter in deadly Baytown shooting NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge forecast discussion (Nov 12-13)

Elsewhere Other regions and the world

NortheastYellow ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, DC The Brooklyn building collapse death toll rose to eight, with at least 18 hurt, and the coastal storm that brought a confirmed tornado near Newark, Del., hail and flash-flood water rescues on Thursday is pulling away. SoutheastYellow VA, WV, NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, TN, KY The St. MidwestGreen OH, MI, IN, IL, WI, MN, IA, MO, ND, SD, NE, KS Lake-effect snow is winding down: advisories for slushy snow near the Illinois-Indiana line and in Upper and northwest Lower Michigan end by midday Friday, with only light additional totals. Mountain WestYellow MT, ID, WY, CO, UT, NV, AZ, NM CDOT says U.S. PacificYellow WA, OR, CA, AK, HI The first of a series of Pacific storms is arriving: High Wind Warnings this morning on the southern Oregon and Del Norte coasts with widespread outages expected, Winter Storm Warnings across the Sierra today into Saturday (through Tuesday in the southern Sierra), and coastal flooding at this morning's high tide in Washington's San Juan Islands. WorldOrange Global, as it affects Americans The Iran war still drives the world story that reaches American households: no US-Iran deal, Hormuz restricted, US naval blockade in place, and the tone hardened Nov 12.

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