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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 210, NWS Norman, OK

April 17, 2026Major County, Woods County, Woodward County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 17, 2026, 3:07 PM CDT for Major County, Woods County, Woodward County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 38 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 17, 2026, 3:07 PM CDT (20:07 UTC)
Expired: Apr 17, 2026, 3:45 PM CDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 1.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Major County, OK, Woods County, OK, Woodward County, OK

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 17, 1:40 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

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 17, 1:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 17, 1:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 17, 2:14 PM CDT, 53 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 17, 2:23 PM CDT, 44 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 17, 2:38 PM CDT, 29 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 16, 11:20 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	OUN	Alfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland and 23 more	29 hr
Apr 17, 2:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Dewey	31 min
Apr 17, 2:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kay	37 min
Apr 17, 2:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Woodward	43 min
Apr 17, 2:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Alfalfa	37 min
Apr 17, 2:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Woodward	28 min
Apr 17, 3:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Noble	23 min
Apr 17, 3:23 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Alfalfa, Major, Woods, Woodward	3 hr
Apr 17, 3:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Grant	49 min
Apr 17, 3:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	OUN	Alfalfa, Woods	23 min
Apr 17, 3:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Ellis, Woodward	31 min
Apr 17, 4:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Grant	30 min
Apr 17, 4:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Woodward	29 min
Apr 17, 4:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Grant	52 min
Apr 17, 4:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Major, Woodward	49 min
Apr 17, 4:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Alfalfa, Major, Woods	49 min
Apr 17, 5:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Grant	50 min
Apr 17, 5:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Major	50 min
Apr 17, 5:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Grant	11 min
Apr 17, 5:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Major	31 min
Apr 17, 5:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kay	20 min
Apr 17, 6:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Garfield, Grant, Kay, Noble	43 min
Apr 17, 6:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Grant, Noble	48 min
Apr 17, 6:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	OUN	Grant, Kay	24 min
Apr 17, 6:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Dewey, Major	51 min
Apr 17, 6:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Grant, Kay, Noble	41 min
Apr 17, 6:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Kay	40 min
Apr 17, 6:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	OUN	Kay	27 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.