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Tornado Warning 155, NWS Norman, OK

June 7, 2025Grant County, Kay County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this tornado warning at Jun 7, 2025, 1:59 AM CDT for Grant County, Kay County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 14 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jun 7, 2025, 1:59 AM CDT (06:59 UTC)
Expired: Jun 7, 2025, 2:13 AM CDT
In force: 14 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Grant County, OK, Kay County, OK

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 7, 2:05 AM CDT	TSTM WND GST 61	1 Ssw Medford, OK	Mesonet station MEDF Medford.
Jun 7, 2:10 AM CDT	TSTM WND GST 77	1 Ssw Medford, OK	Mesonet station MEDF Medford.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 6, 10:08 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 183 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 2518 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1006 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 59 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 115 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.6
Supercell composite: 8.2

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The text

As transmitted.

953 
WFUS54 KOUN 070659
TOROUN
OKC053-071-070730-
/O.NEW.KOUN.TO.W.0155.250607T0659Z-250607T0730Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Norman OK
159 AM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Kay County in northern Oklahoma...
  Northeastern Grant County in northern Oklahoma...

* Until 230 AM CDT.

* At 159 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 5 miles southeast of Wakita, moving east at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* Locations impacted include...
  Medford, Wakita, Braman, Deer Creek, Renfrow, Nardin, and Blackwell
  Lake.

This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 221 and 236.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a storm shelter, safe room or an interior
room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you
are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest
substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3679 9790 3688 9793 3700 9734 3678 9733
TIME...MOT...LOC 0659Z 264DEG 36KT 3684 9784 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

Ware

1 follow-up statement

320 
WWUS54 KOUN 070713
SVSOUN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
213 AM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025

OKC053-071-070723-
/O.CAN.KOUN.TO.W.0155.000000T0000Z-250607T0730Z/
Kay OK-Grant OK-
213 AM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN KAY AND NORTHEASTERN GRANT
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.

LAT...LON 3679 9790 3688 9793 3700 9734 3678 9733
TIME...MOT...LOC 0711Z 264DEG 36KT 3685 9766 

$$

Ware

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Jun 7, 12:57 AM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

Updated at 1251 AM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025
Episodic rounds of showers and thunderstorms will continue this weekend. Severe weather is expected.
Heavy rainfall and localized flooding will be possible this morning. A Flood Watch is in effect until 12 PM Saturday.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 7, 12:57 AM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
1257 AM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025

...New NEAR TERM, SHORT TERM, LONG TERM...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 1251 AM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025

- Episodic rounds of showers and thunderstorms will continue this
  weekend. Severe weather is expected.

- Heavy rainfall and localized flooding will be possible this
  morning. A Flood Watch is in effect until 12 PM Saturday.

&&

.NEAR TERM...
(Today and tonight)
Issued at 1251 AM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025

A gradual weakening of a east-west oriented line of storms near and
south of I-40 is expected to occur this morning. By mid/late morning
most of the area is expected to be rain-free as most of the storms
dissipate or shift east of the area. Additional convection may occur
this afternoon along a weak surface front or affective outflow
boundary from the morning storms across southern Oklahoma southward
into north Texas. Instability and deep-layer shear will again be
sufficient for severe storms, along with some heavy rainfall. Flood
Watch continues through midday today. This activity will be slow to
shift south overnight and may linger into Sunday morning. Much of
the remainder of the area looks to remain dry Saturday afternoon and
evening.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Sunday through Monday night)
Issued at 1251 AM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025

Daytime hours on Sunday should remain dry and very warm as front
lifts north through the area toward the Kansas border. This along
with a southward approaching cold front and associated upslope flow
will result in another complex of storms developing across the
higher terrain of southwest Kansas into the Oklahoma and Texas
panhandles Sunday afternoon. This complex will then propagate
southeast across the area Sunday afternoon and evening with hail,
damaging winds and very heavy rainfall.

Again expect a lull in the precip Monday in the wake of overnight
complex. Some afternoon and evening storms are possible late Monday
into Monday night across the Red River valley.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Tuesday through Friday)
Issued at 1251 AM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025

As we go into Tuesday a bit of a split flow over the western part of
the conus with southern stream system moving through the southern
Rockies out into Texas bringing additional rain chances to mainly
southern OK and north TX. This system will then become closed off and
slowly lift north and northeast Wednesday into Thursday with more
widespread rain chances.

&&

.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1213 AM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025

Scattered to numerous severe thunderstorms will continue overnight,
including severe hazards. A more defined storm complex is
approaching northwest Oklahoma and will surge southeastward through
northern and central Oklahoma toward morning. Outside of convection,
mainly VFR conditions with light winds are expected, though some
brief MVFR ceilings will be possible.

Day

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Oklahoma City OK  86  67  90  65 /  70  10  20  60
Hobart OK         89  68  92  64 /  30  10  40  80
Wichita Falls TX  93  73  94  66 /  10  10  30  80
Gage OK           85  62  86  59 /  20   0  40  50
Ponca City OK     85  64  89  62 /  40   0  10  40
Durant OK         92  71  91  68 /  30  50  20  80

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...Flood Watch through this afternoon for OKZ004>032-039>043-
     046>048.

     High Wind Warning until 3 AM CDT early this morning for
     OKZ037>039-044-045.

TX...High Wind Warning until 3 AM CDT early this morning for
     TXZ084>090.

&&

NEAR TERM...30
SHORT TERM...30
LONG TERM....30
AVIATION...14

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 7, 1:17 AM CDT, 42 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
117 AM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025

OKZ009-014-070645-
Roger Mills OK-Ellis OK-
117 AM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Ellis
and northwestern Roger Mills Counties through 145 AM CDT...

At 117 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Higgins Texas, moving east-northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Arnett.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3621 10000 3613 9960 3588 9971 3599 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 0617Z 289DEG 26KT 3612 10003

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

..speg.

Local storm report, Jun 7, 1:20 AM CDT, 39 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
120 AM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0115 AM     Tstm Wnd Gst     2 S Alva                36.77N 98.67W
06/07/2025  M64 MPH          Woods              OK   AWOS

&&

MAD

Local storm report, Jun 7, 1:22 AM CDT, 37 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
122 AM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1255 AM     Tstm Wnd Gst     13 NNE Camp Houston     36.99N 99.01W
06/07/2025  M69 MPH          Woods              OK   Mesonet

            Mesonet station MAYR May Ranch.

&&

MAD

Local storm report, Jun 7, 1:37 AM CDT, 22 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
137 AM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0125 AM     Tstm Wnd Gst     4 NNW Stillwater        36.17N 97.08W
06/07/2025  M63 MPH          Payne              OK   ASOS

            ASOS station KSWO Stillwater.

&&

MAD

Local storm report, Jun 7, 1:39 AM CDT, 20 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
139 AM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0125 AM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 SW Cherokee           36.75N 98.36W
06/07/2025  M61 MPH          Alfalfa            OK   Mesonet

            Mesonet station CHER Cherokee.

&&

MAD

Local storm report, Jun 7, 1:46 AM CDT, 13 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
146 AM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0145 AM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 S Jet                 36.65N 98.18W
06/07/2025  M58 MPH          Alfalfa            OK   Public

&&

MAD

The office that day

Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 6, 8:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Harmon	28 min
Jun 6, 8:26 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Pottawatomie, Seminole	18 hr
Jun 6, 8:27 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Woodward	41 hr
Jun 6, 8:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Beckham, Greer, Harmon, Jackson	31 min
Jun 6, 8:47 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Kingfisher, Logan	17 hr
Jun 6, 8:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Greer, Harmon, Kiowa	50 min
Jun 6, 9:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Greer, Harmon, Jackson	32 min
Jun 6, 9:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Custer, Greer, Roger Mills, Washita	52 min
Jun 6, 9:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kiowa	31 min
Jun 6, 10:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kiowa	31 min
Jun 6, 10:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Custer, Dewey, Roger Mills	41 min
Jun 6, 10:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo	29 min
Jun 6, 10:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Grady	50 min
Jun 6, 10:43 PM CDT	High Wind Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman	77 min
Jun 6, 10:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Custer, Dewey	46 min
Jun 6, 11:16 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Grady	44 min
Jun 6, 11:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Beckham, Roger Mills	51 min
Jun 6, 11:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma	20 min
Jun 6, 11:53 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Grant, Kay	9 hr
Jun 7, 12:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Ellis, Harper, Woods, Woodward	45 min
Jun 7, 12:02 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma	26 min
Jun 7, 12:02 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Beckham, Roger Mills, Washita	43 min
Jun 7, 12:11 AM CDT	High Wind Warning	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens, Tillman	3 hr
Jun 7, 12:12 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Canadian, Oklahoma	3 hr
Jun 7, 12:25 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Logan	9 min
Jun 7, 12:36 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Noble	24 min
Jun 7, 12:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Kiowa, Washita	31 min
Jun 7, 12:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	OUN	Alfalfa, Ellis, Harper, Major, Woods, Woodward	48 min
Jun 7, 12:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Logan, Noble, Payne	47 min
Jun 7, 1:10 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Woods	35 min
Jun 7, 1:12 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Logan, Noble, Payne	3 hr
Jun 7, 1:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Ellis	28 min
Jun 7, 1:20 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Kingfisher, Major	40 min
Jun 7, 1:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	OUN	Alfalfa, Grant	50 min
Jun 7, 1:30 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Grant	30 min
Jun 7, 1:34 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant	26 min
Jun 7, 1:40 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Grant	35 min
Jun 7, 1:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Roger Mills	40 min
Jun 7, 1:53 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Garfield, Grant, Kay, Noble	19 min
Jun 7, 1:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Garfield, Kingfisher, Logan, Noble, Payne	48 min
Jun 7, 2:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Grant, Kay	26 min
Jun 7, 2:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Garfield, Grant, Kay, Noble	33 min
Jun 7, 2:19 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Kay	3 hr
Jun 7, 2:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Custer, Dewey, Greer and 3 more	43 min
Jun 7, 2:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kay	16 min
Jun 7, 2:47 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Logan, Payne	28 min
Jun 7, 2:50 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Beckham, Roger Mills, Washita	3 hr
Jun 7, 3:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Dewey	26 min
Jun 7, 3:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Grady, Kiowa, Washita	47 min
Jun 7, 3:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Lincoln, Oklahoma, Payne	45 min
Jun 7, 3:23 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Logan	11 hr
Jun 7, 3:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Kingfisher	37 min
Jun 7, 3:27 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Logan, Payne	17 hr
Jun 7, 3:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian, Oklahoma	35 min
Jun 7, 4:18 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Grady	3 hr
Jun 7, 4:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland, Oklahoma	24 min
Jun 7, 4:40 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Oklahoma	3 hr
Jun 7, 4:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Lincoln, Pottawatomie, Seminole	33 min
Jun 7, 5:10 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Beckham, Custer, Roger Mills, Washita	3 hr
Jun 7, 5:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hughes, Seminole	45 min
Jun 7, 5:47 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Beckham, Custer, Roger Mills, Washita	3 hr
Jun 7, 9:06 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Grant, Kay	26 hr
Jun 7, 9:23 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Beckham, Custer, Roger Mills, Washita	3 hr
Jun 7, 1:53 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Logan	21 hr
Jun 7, 1:56 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Kingfisher, Logan	55 hr
Jun 7, 2:04 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Pottawatomie, Seminole	7 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.