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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 162, NWS Norman, OK

April 4, 2026Jackson County, Tillman County, Oklahoma; Hardeman County, Wilbarger County, Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 4, 2026, 12:23 AM CDT for Jackson County, Tillman County, Oklahoma; Hardeman County, Wilbarger County, Texas. It was in force for 20 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 4, 2026, 12:23 AM CDT (05:23 UTC)
Expired: Apr 4, 2026, 12:43 AM CDT
In force: 20 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Jackson County, OK, Tillman County, OK, Hardeman County, TX, Wilbarger County, TX

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 3, 11:27 PM CDT, 56 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

Updated at 1040 PM CDT Fri Apr 3 2026
Severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall will be possible with storms along a cold front moving into southern OK and northern TX into early Saturday morning.
Dry conditions and cooler, seasonable temperatures are expected Saturday and into the middle of next week.
Becoming windy by the middle of next week increasing fire weather conditions.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 11:27 PM CDT, 56 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
1127 PM CDT Fri Apr 3 2026

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

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 1040 PM CDT Fri Apr 3 2026

- Severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall will be possible
  with storms along a cold front moving into southern OK and
  northern TX into early Saturday morning.

- Dry conditions and cooler, seasonable temperatures are expected
  Saturday and into the middle of next week.

- Becoming windy by the middle of next week increasing fire
  weather conditions.

&&

.NEAR TERM...
(Rest of tonight through Saturday)
Issued at 1040 PM CDT Fri Apr 3 2026

A cold front will continue to push across our counties in southern
Oklahoma and western north Texas through the early morning hours.  A
severe & flooding risk for storms along and ahead of the front will
continue through the early morning hours.  Behind the front there
are chances for rain showers mainly across the southern half of our
CWA until sunrise.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Saturday night through Sunday night)
Issued at 1040 PM CDT Fri Apr 3 2026

Rain showers behind Friday nights storm system will be restricted
main to southeast Oklahoma during the latter half of Saturday
morning.  Otherwise, a cooler air mass settles in this weekend with
highs in the 60s on Saturday although becoming more seasonably
normal on Sunday with lower to mid-70s highs.  High surface pressure
builds in Saturday with light north winds although the surface high
tracks east on Sunday producing a light northeast wind shift.
Although may see some high cloudiness Saturday night, it will be
colder Saturday & Sunday nights from radiational cooling within our
cooler air mass.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Monday through next Friday)
Issued at 1040 PM CDT Fri Apr 3 2026

Our upper trough starts moving out/eastward on Monday as our upper
flow becomes zonal into mid-week keeping our weather quiet.  A weak
shortwave trough may move through our upper flow which could produce
some rain across northwest Oklahoma on Wednesday morning.  South
winds make a slow return early next week becoming much stronger by
mid-week becoming windy on Wednesday.  Gusty south winds on
Wednesday and increasing dry and lowering afternoon RH values will
start increasing fire weather conditions to Elevated on both
Wednesday and Thursday afternoons.

&&

.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1040 PM CDT Fri Apr 3 2026

Surface/cold front will continue to push through southern OK and
northern TX shifting surface winds out of the north between
06-09Z at terminals KLAW, KSPS, and KDUA. Will keep TEMPOs at
those 3 terminals for +TSRA with potential but brief MVFR
conditions with the convection due to lower ceilings and reduced
visibilities in rain. Otherwise all terminals should stay mostly
in a VFR category through the forecast period.
Behind the cold front will keep a mention of -SHRA. Expecting
rainfall to have cleared all of our terminals by 16Z. After 16Z
surface winds will be out of the north at 15 kts gusting to 25 kts
through 23Z. By 00Z surface winds will veer north-northeast
becoming lighter at 5-10 kts then likely going light & variable by
05Z.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Oklahoma City OK  50  63  41  70 /  90  10   0   0
Hobart OK         49  69  39  72 /  80  10   0   0
Wichita Falls TX  53  66  43  71 /  90  50   0   0
Gage OK           41  65  36  75 /  10   0   0   0
Ponca City OK     45  62  37  70 /  60   0   0   0
Durant OK         53  63  44  70 / 100  90   0   0

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...Flood Watch until 10 AM CDT Saturday for OKZ023>032-035-037>048-
     050>052.

TX...Flood Watch until 10 AM CDT Saturday for TXZ086-089-090.

&&

NEAR TERM...68
SHORT TERM...68
LONG TERM....68
AVIATION...68

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 3, 10:14 PM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
1014 PM CDT Fri Apr 3 2026

OKZ008-040345-
Kay OK-
1014 PM CDT Fri Apr 3 2026

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Kay
County through 1045 PM CDT...

At 1014 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5
miles east of Ponca City, moving northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Ponca City, Kaw City, Hardy, and Kaw Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor NOAA Weather
Radio, local radio stations or available television stations for
additional information and possible warnings from the National
Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3678 9675 3678 9679 3677 9679 3677 9682
      3674 9683 3675 9687 3675 9689 3668 9693
      3669 9702 3670 9703 3669 9706 3672 9710
      3700 9682 3700 9675
TIME...MOT...LOC 0314Z 225DEG 33KT 3672 9696

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

Bunker

Local storm report, Apr 3, 10:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
1035 PM CDT Fri Apr 3 2026

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

1012 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     3 N Little              35.38N 96.67W
04/03/2026  M81 MPH          Seminole           OK   Trained Spotter

&&

Local storm report, Apr 3, 10:47 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
1047 PM CDT Fri Apr 3 2026

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

1000 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     3 NNW Shawnee           35.37N 96.95W
04/03/2026  M62 MPH          Pottawatomie       OK   Mesonet

&&

MAHALE

Special weather statement, Apr 3, 11:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
1118 PM CDT Fri Apr 3 2026

OKZ031-032-042-043-040445-
Coal OK-Pontotoc OK-Hughes OK-Seminole OK-
1118 PM CDT Fri Apr 3 2026

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northwestern Coal,
southeastern Seminole, northern Pontotoc and Hughes Counties through
1145 PM CDT...

At 1118 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Dustin to near Calvin to 4 miles southeast
of Ada. Movement was east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea 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...
Ada, Holdenville, Wetumka, Byng, Allen, Stonewall, Dustin, Francis,
Calvin, Stuart, Lamar, Sasakwa, Gerty, Horntown, Yeager, Atwood, and
Spaulding.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3514 9601 3512 9601 3512 9603 3509 9606
      3506 9607 3505 9609 3481 9609 3461 9650
      3480 9685 3505 9649 3529 9636 3529 9598
      3515 9598
TIME...MOT...LOC 0418Z 284DEG 10KT 3525 9601 3493 9623 3473 9662

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

Schueth

Special weather statement, Apr 3, 11:29 PM CDT, 54 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
1129 PM CDT Fri Apr 3 2026

OKZ033-036-TXZ083-040500-
Harmon OK-Jackson OK-Hardeman TX-
1129 PM CDT Fri Apr 3 2026

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern
Jackson, southeastern Harmon and northwestern Hardeman Counties
through MIDNIGHT CDT...

At 1129 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Kirkland, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Quanah, Eldorado, Goodlett, and Lazare.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3448 10000 3458 9969 3432 9961 3427 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 0429Z 255DEG 30KT 3437 10006

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

Bunker

Local storm report, Apr 3, 11:48 PM CDT, 35 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 3, 7:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jackson, Kiowa	30 min
Apr 3, 7:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa and 1 more	40 min
Apr 3, 7:17 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Caddo, Canadian	43 min
Apr 3, 7:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Caddo, Kiowa, Washita	3 hr
Apr 3, 7:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Caddo, Kiowa, Washita	50 min
Apr 3, 7:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kiowa	34 min
Apr 3, 7:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Grady	40 min
Apr 3, 7:52 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Caddo	20 min
Apr 3, 8:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Grady	45 min
Apr 3, 8:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Grady	43 min
Apr 3, 8:21 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Caddo, Kiowa, Washita	3 hr
Apr 3, 8:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Logan, McClain, Oklahoma	50 min
Apr 3, 8:33 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Canadian, Grady	3 hr
Apr 3, 8:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo	36 min
Apr 3, 8:50 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, McClain, Oklahoma	3 hr
Apr 3, 8:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland, Grady, McClain	37 min
Apr 3, 8:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma	49 min
Apr 3, 9:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Cleveland, Grady, Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie	52 min
Apr 3, 9:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie	40 min
Apr 3, 9:23 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Canadian, Oklahoma	112 min
Apr 3, 9:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Cleveland, Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie, Seminole	45 min
Apr 3, 9:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Jefferson	25 min
Apr 3, 9:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Cleveland, Hughes, Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie and 1 more	49 min
Apr 3, 9:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kiowa	37 min
Apr 3, 10:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jefferson	30 min
Apr 3, 10:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Pottawatomie, Seminole	20 min
Apr 3, 10:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kay	31 min
Apr 3, 10:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Comanche, Kiowa, Tillman	26 min
Apr 3, 10:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Hughes, Lincoln, Pottawatomie, Seminole	51 min
Apr 3, 10:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Garvin, Murray, Pontotoc	33 min
Apr 3, 10:39 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Garvin, Grady, McClain, Stephens	3 hr
Apr 3, 10:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Kiowa	15 min
Apr 3, 10:53 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Pontotoc	40 min
Apr 3, 10:57 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Tillman	3 hr
Apr 3, 11:00 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Comanche, Grady, McClain	3 hr
Apr 3, 11:12 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Comanche	3 hr
Apr 3, 11:14 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Garvin, Murray, Pontotoc	3 hr
Apr 3, 11:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hughes, Pontotoc	27 min
Apr 3, 11:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Harmon, Jackson	36 min
Apr 3, 11:42 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Comanche	2 hr
Apr 3, 11:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Jackson, Tillman	34 min
Apr 4, 12:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Pontotoc, Seminole	29 min
Apr 4, 12:45 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Hughes, Pontotoc, Seminole	3 hr
Apr 4, 1:06 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Comanche, Garvin, Grady, McClain, Stephens	3 hr
Apr 4, 1:26 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Hughes, Pontotoc, Seminole	3 hr
Apr 4, 1:44 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Garvin, Grady, McClain, Stephens	6 hr
Apr 4, 2:39 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Pontotoc	3 hr
Apr 4, 3:09 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc	3 hr
Apr 4, 4:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Love	35 min
Apr 4, 4:22 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Hughes, Pontotoc, Seminole	6 hr
Apr 4, 4:37 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Carter, Love	3 hr
Apr 4, 4:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Marshall	50 min
Apr 4, 5:01 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Pottawatomie, Seminole	61 min
Apr 4, 6:01 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Pottawatomie, Seminole	8 hr
Apr 4, 8:34 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Hughes	5 hr
Apr 4, 4:45 PM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Comanche, Cotton	17 hr
Apr 3, 8:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Archer	34 min
Apr 3, 8:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Archer, Clay	50 min
Apr 3, 11:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Hardeman	31 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.