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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 445, NWS Norman, OK

May 15, 2026Beckham County, Custer County, Washita County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 15, 2026, 7:45 PM CDT for Beckham County, Custer County, Washita County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 45 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: May 15, 2026, 7:45 PM CDT (00:45 UTC)
Expired: May 15, 2026, 8:30 PM CDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Beckham County, OK, Custer County, OK, Washita County, OK

The radar

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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
May 15, 7:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	3 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 May 15, 5:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 15, 5:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 15, 6:04 PM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 15, 6:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 15, 6:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 15, 7:21 PM CDT, 24 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 15, 7:21 PM CDT, 24 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 15, 7:28 PM CDT, 17 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
May 15, 7:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Kingfisher	39 min
May 15, 7:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Beckham, Greer, Harmon, Kiowa, Washita	39 min
May 15, 7:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Greer, Harmon, Jackson	43 min
May 15, 7:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Grady, Kingfisher	47 min
May 15, 8:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Harmon, Jackson	49 min
May 15, 8:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Canadian, Kingfisher, Logan, Oklahoma	46 min
May 15, 8:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Washita	28 min
May 15, 9:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian	23 min
May 15, 9:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jackson, Tillman	36 min
May 15, 9:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Canadian	34 min
May 15, 11:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Tillman	31 min
May 16, 12:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jackson	34 min
May 16, 12:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Greer	26 min
May 16, 1:36 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jefferson	24 min
May 16, 1:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Beckham	30 min
May 16, 2:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Roger Mills	29 min
May 16, 2:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Greer	26 min
May 16, 2:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Tillman	38 min
May 16, 2:44 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Beckham	31 min
May 16, 2:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Tillman	26 min
May 16, 3:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kiowa, Tillman, Washita	42 min
May 16, 3:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cotton, Kiowa, Washita	32 min
May 16, 4:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Kiowa, Washita	44 min
May 16, 5:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Washita	46 min
May 16, 6:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Caddo, Jefferson, Stephens	28 min
May 16, 12:36 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	OUN	Alfalfa, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Custer, Dewey and 12 more	32 hr
May 16, 12:43 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	OUN	Ellis, Harper, Roger Mills, Woods, Woodward	32 hr
May 15, 9:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Foard, Hardeman, Knox	35 min
May 15, 9:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Knox	25 min
May 15, 11:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Archer	29 min
May 16, 1:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Wilbarger	28 min
May 16, 3:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Archer, Wichita	37 min
May 16, 4:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Clay, Wichita	52 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.