Severe Thunderstorm Warning and Watch issued from Texas and Oklahoma to Missouri
Severe thunderstorm warnings and watches are in effect for parts of central and eastern U.S. on Sunday, March 30, 2025, as thunderstorms pass over Texas and parts of Oklahoma, putting millions under alert for damaging hail and strong gusts.
Radar view of thunderstorms passing over Kaufman County Texas on March 30, 2025. Image credit: NWS
Severe thunderstorm warnings are in effect over parts of Texas and Oklahoma on Sunday morning as severe thunderstorms pass over the region. Meanwhile, severe thunderstorm watches were in effect for parts of Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.
The severe weather conditions are likely to create severe hazardous travel conditions on roads in the affected regions, including parts of the I-20, I-40, and I-44. The warnings watches will expire at different times during Sunday morning as the storms move away from the region.
As of 01:10 CDT (06:10 UTC) on March 30 the storms were moving into the Lake Tawakoni area and Texas. “Winds of 95 km/h (60 mph) appear likely along with quarter-sized hail as it exits Kaufman County and moves into Rains County,” said the National Weather Service (NWS).
The Kaufman, Henderson, and Van Zandt counties in Texas, along with Craig, Rogers, and Delaware counties, are under Severe Thunderstorm Warnings along with nearby counties. These warnings will extend to different parts of the states as the thunderstorms move past the region.
The Severe Thunderstorm Watch includes but is not limited to Dallas, Collin, Rockwall, Hunt, and Navarro counties in Texas, along with Adair, Latimer, Craig, and Ottawa counties in Oklahoma. Barry, McDonald, Pulaski, and Newton counties in Missouri, along with Cherokee County in Kansas, are also under the watch.
Severe Thunderstorm Watches could turn into warnings as the thunderstorm moves eastwards, carrying the threat of severe weather toward Missouri.
Hail up to 2.5 cm (1 inch) in diameter and strong winds exceeding 95 km/h (60 mph) were forecast across the areas under the warning. Small hail and gusts exceeding 80 km/h (50 mph) were expected in areas under the watch. The Hail is expected to cause damage to vehicles and homes in the region, with winds being likely to cause some tree damage in some areas.
References:
1 Severe Weather Statement – NWS – March 30, 2025
2 WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 67 – NWS – March 30, 2025
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