By Jerry Strahan

There is a possibility of severe weather in the morning of April 24. That could last until mid afternoon.  There’s a 4 percent chance of hail reaching dimensions, 2 percent chance for a F0 tornado and 6 percent chance of damaging winds with thunderstorms. The highest sustained winds could reach 28 mph.
The photo shows CAPE values as of 3 p.m. cst on April 23. 

CAPE values are the measurable intensity of the probability of a severe thunderstorm.  You can see our CAPE right now is medium, that’s mostly because of our cloud cover. As you see further west, the values are higher.

As the sun comes out it helps to destabilize the atmosphere. 
Larger cities, as in Shreveport and Dallas/Ft. Worth, have a lot of concrete and asphalt that also get hot and help in the destabilization of the atmosphere. 

We will post updates in the weather, if necessary.

(Jerry Strahan was a first responder in fire and emergency services for almost 45 years. He lives in north Webster Parish and has written weather articles for other publications.)