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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 607, NWS Norman, OK

June 21, 20264 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 2026, 10:53 PM CDT for 4 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 67 min. 5 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 21, 2026, 10:53 PM CDT (03:53 UTC)
Expired
Jun 22, 2026, 12:00 AM CDT
In force
67 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Ellis County, OK, Harper County, OK, Woods County, OK, Woodward County, OK

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:56 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 21, 10:55 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 731 Sw Buffalo, OK
Jun 21, 11:00 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 591 Wsw Buffalo, OK
Jun 21, 11:05 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 721 Sw Buffalo, OK
Jun 21, 11:10 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 681 Sw Buffalo, OK
Jun 21, 11:12 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 7210 E Fort Supply, OK

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

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 5 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 2 minutes after it went out.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 21, 7:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 114 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2026-06-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2689 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2026-06-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 72 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
2689 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-64 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1145 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
72 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
194 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.1
Supercell composite
12.3

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The text

As transmitted.

627 
WUUS54 KOUN 220353
SVROUN
OKC045-059-151-153-220500-
/O.NEW.KOUN.SV.W.0607.260622T0353Z-260622T0500Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Norman OK
1053 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Ellis County in northwestern Oklahoma...
  Northwestern Woods County in northwestern Oklahoma...
  Harper County in northwestern Oklahoma...
  Northwestern Woodward County in northwestern Oklahoma...

* Until midnight CDT.

* At 1052 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 11 miles north of Selman to 7 miles south of Buffalo
  to 4 miles south of Laverne, moving southeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable 
           tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, 
           roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
  Laverne, Buffalo, Fort Supply, May, and Selman.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3700 9919 3657 9927 3644 9982 3656 10000
      3672 10001 3686 9982 3700 9971
TIME...MOT...LOC 0352Z 293DEG 26KT 3696 9955 3673 9962 3663 9989 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

$$

Mahale

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 Jun 21, 6:20 PM CDT, 4 hours 33 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

  • Updated at 538 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026
  • An unsettled pattern with multiple rounds of rain/storms are expected over the next several days; severe storms and heavy rainfall are possible on tonight and Monday nights.
  • Below normal temperatures are forecast this week and heat up next weekend.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 6:20 PM CDT, 4 hours 33 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
620 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 538 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

- An unsettled pattern with multiple rounds of rain/storms are
  expected over the next several days; severe storms and heavy
  rainfall are possible on tonight and Monday nights.

- Below normal temperatures are forecast this week and heat up next
  weekend.

&&

.NEAR TERM...
(Rest of today and tonight)
Issued at 204 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

Hot and humid conditions continue this afternoon with breezy SSE
winds. Latest surface observations show a surface low centered over
the Oklahoma panhandle and the remnant outflow boundary from this
morning's storm complex has largely mixed out and has shifted across
northern Oklahoma as indicated by the return to SSE winds and
rebounding dewpoint temperatures. The synoptic stationary front
remains in Kansas and is rather diffuse, and may not push into
Oklahoma until late tonight or early Monday morning with the
momentum of the high plains convection. Until then, low-level
frontogenesis ongoing over portions of northwest and northern
Oklahoma appear to be the focal zone for initially discrete
supercell thunderstorm development later this afternoon and into
this evening as dynamic ascent increases ahead of a subtle mid-level
shortwave.

A highly unstable airmass near the boundary (3500-4500 J/kg of
MUCAPE), mid-level lapse rates increasing to near 8C/km, and
decreasing CIN, along with high DCAPE will lead to large to very
large hail potential initially with the discrete storms that develop
over NW/N Oklahoma as early as late afternoon (up to the size of
tennis balls). Evolution of storms tonight is somewhat uncertain
given the variance among model outputs. However, storms are expected
to form a complex by late evening and overnight with damaging wind
gusts probable with these storms with isolated gusts of 75+mph
possible. There is also a very low risk of tornadoes, primarily over
north-central Oklahoma late afternoon and evening in proximity to
the boundary. However, we cannot rule out a tornado overnight as
the complex drops southward. The complex of storms is anticipated
to move through central Oklahoma sometime between the pre-dawn
hours and rush hour on Monday (though timing is also uncertain).

In addition to the severe hazards, flash flooding could be an issue
as well with rainfall rates of 1 to 3 inches per hour possible.

Thompson

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Monday through Tuesday night)
Issued at 204 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

As mentioned above, the risk of severe thunderstorms (all hazards
possible) continues on Sunday night into Monday morning and storm
redevelopment late Monday will depend on how tonight's event
unfolds. Given the anticipated potency of tonight's storms, we
suspect severe risk will be low on Monday afternoon for much of
the area, with the exception of southwest Oklahoma into western
north Texas. Instability increases across the area on Monday night
and another round of thunderstorms with heavy rainfall is
expected on Monday night into Tuesday morning. Storm chances
continue, to a lesser extent, during the day on Tuesday. High
temperatures will range from the low-80's (northern OK) to 90's
(southern OK and north TX) on Monday and Tuesday.

Thompson

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Wednesday through Saturday)
Issued at 240 AM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

Northwest to west-northwest flow will continue to persist across
the Southern Plains through at least Friday with a mid-level ridge
remaining quasi-stationary across the southwest U.S into northern
Mexico.

With northwest flow aloft, an active weather pattern will
continue as embedded shortwaves within the flow move across the
Plains. As these waves pass by, there will be ongoing chances for
showers and thunderstorms as MCSs and/or effective cold fronts
advance southward. The highest chance for showers and
thunderstorms will generally be in the overnight/early morning
hours. With respect to location, the highest chances will be
across northern Oklahoma with decreasing chances with southward
extent. These complexes of thunderstorms and their effective,
convectively-reinforced cold fronts should result in seasonable to
slightly below normal temperatures.

By the late into the upcoming weekend into next week,
deterministic and ensemble data indicate a mid-level ridge may
strengthen to our east. This would result in hotter and drier
weather across the Southern Plains.

Mahale

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 538 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

Two rounds of storms may impact our terminals through the forecast
period degrading our terminals for periods to an MVFR to IFR
category with lowering CB ceilings and reduced visibilities in
heavy rain at times. The first round of strong to severe convection
will be along a cold front & mid-level shortwave coming down the
Central Plains expected to start pushing into northern Oklahoma
around 03Z and reaching terminals near the I-40 corridor around
07Z and eventually crossing the Red River into terminal KSPS by
09Z. A second round of storms will be in association with a
second mid-level shortwave coming off the Southern High Plains
which may impact our terminals again from 12-18Z. Due to some
uncertainties with timing did extend lower probabilities of 30%
for storms beyond 18Z. Surface winds will shift northeast behind
the cold front but in actuality expecting surface winds to be
gusty and variable in direction due to the convection and outflow
from the storm activity.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Oklahoma City OK  72  85  68  86 /  70  60  70  50
Hobart OK         72  90  68  92 /  40  40  70  10
Wichita Falls TX  76  95  72  95 /  20  30  60  10
Gage OK           67  84  64  89 /  60  40  40  20
Ponca City OK     68  81  65  83 /  70  20  50  30
Durant OK         78  92  75  91 /  50  50  60  40

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT this evening for OKZ005>008-011>013-
     015>027-033>039-044-045.

TX...Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT this evening for TXZ083>090.

&&

NEAR TERM...01
SHORT TERM...01
LONG TERM....10
AVIATION...68

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 21, 6:38 PM CDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
638 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

OKZ004-009-010-220015-
Woodward OK-Harper OK-Ellis OK-
638 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of north central Ellis,
south central Harper and west central Woodward Counties through 715
PM CDT...

At 638 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4
miles southwest of Fort Supply, moving east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Fort Supply.

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 3646 9967 3657 9975 3666 9950 3645 9942
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 260DEG 9KT 3652 9963

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

Mahale
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 6:45 PM CDT, 4 hours 8 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
645 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

OKZ005-010-011-220015-
Major OK-Woodward OK-Woods OK-
645 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southern Woods,
northwestern Major and east central Woodward Counties through 715 PM
CDT...

At 644 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5
miles northeast of Quinlan, moving east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Waynoka.

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 3646 9903 3654 9905 3661 9882 3646 9877
TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 260DEG 9KT 3651 9898

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

Mahale
Local storm report, Jun 21, 7:37 PM CDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
737 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

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

0735 PM     Hail             1 NE Tangier            36.43N 99.52W
06/21/2026  E1.00 Inch       Woodward           OK   Broadcast Media

&&

EM
Local storm report, Jun 21, 7:42 PM CDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
742 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

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

0741 PM     Hail             1 NE Tangier            36.43N 99.52W
06/21/2026  E1.25 Inch       Woodward           OK   Broadcast Media

&&

EM
Local storm report, Jun 21, 8:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
830 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

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

0813 PM     Hail             5 S Tangier             36.35N 99.53W
06/21/2026  E1.50 Inch       Woodward           OK   Public

            Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50
            in.).

&&

EM
Local storm report, Jun 21, 8:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
832 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

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

0755 PM     Hail             3 SW Tangier            36.39N 99.57W
06/21/2026  E1.75 Inch       Woodward           OK   CO-OP Observer

&&

EM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 7:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOUNEllis, Woodward40 min
Jun 21, 7:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNEllis, Woodward48 min
Jun 21, 8:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOUNEllis, Woodward44 min
Jun 21, 8:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNWoodward50 min
Jun 21, 9:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNWoodward24 min
Jun 21, 10:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOUNHarper, Woods55 min
Jun 21, 10:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatOUNHarper45 min
Jun 21, 11:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOUNEllis, Harper, Major, Woods, Woodward60 min
Jun 21, 11:23 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNWoods25 min
Jun 21, 11:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Grant, Woods49 min
Jun 21, 11:43 PM CDTTornado WarningOUNWoods18 min
Jun 21, 11:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOUNAlfalfa, Dewey, Ellis, Major, Roger Mills, Woods and 1 more57 min
Jun 21, 11:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatOUNAlfalfa, Woods, Woodward50 min
Jun 22, 12:00 AM CDTTornado WarningOUNMajor, Woods30 min
Jun 22, 12:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNGarfield, Grant, Kay, Noble47 min
Jun 22, 12:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOUNAlfalfa, Blaine, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield and 5 more57 min
Jun 22, 12:19 AM CDTTornado WarningOUNGrant, Kay26 min
Jun 22, 12:30 AM CDTTornado WarningOUNKay30 min
Jun 22, 12:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatOUNBlaine, Caddo, Canadian, Custer, Dewey, Garfield and 2 more47 min
Jun 22, 12:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOUNBeckham, Blaine, Caddo, Custer, Roger Mills, Washita43 min
Jun 22, 12:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOUNGarfield, Grant, Kay, Major, Noble67 min
Jun 22, 1:01 AM CDTTornado WarningOUNBlaine, Canadian, Kingfisher29 min
Jun 22, 1:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatOUNBlaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Kingfisher and 4 more62 min
Jun 22, 1:15 AM CDTTornado WarningOUNCanadian30 min
Jun 22, 1:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOUNCaddo, Canadian, Custer, Grady, Kiowa, Washita41 min
Jun 22, 1:26 AM CDTTornado WarningOUNLogan, Noble, Payne34 min
Jun 22, 1:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOUNCaddo, Canadian, Comanche, Grady, Jackson, Kiowa and 3 more59 min
Jun 22, 1:54 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningOUNGrant, Kay, Noble3 hr
Jun 22, 1:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOUNLincoln, Logan, Noble, Oklahoma, Payne47 min
Jun 22, 2:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOUNCaddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Garvin, Grady, Lincoln and 4 more39 min
Jun 22, 2:08 AM CDTTornado WarningOUNLincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie37 min
Jun 22, 2:19 AM CDTTornado WarningOUNLincoln, Pottawatomie26 min
Jun 22, 2:21 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCanadian, Cleveland, Grady, Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma and 1 more3 hr
Jun 22, 2:30 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNGarfield, Kay, Lincoln, Logan, Noble, Payne3 hr
Jun 22, 2:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOUNCleveland, Garvin, Grady, Hughes, McClain, Murray and 3 more60 min
Jun 22, 2:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCaddo, Carter, Comanche, Cotton, Garvin, Grady and 2 more54 min
Jun 22, 2:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNLincoln, Payne22 min
Jun 22, 2:48 AM CDTTornado WarningOUNPontotoc, Pottawatomie, Seminole27 min
Jun 22, 2:58 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCaddo, Comanche, Grady, Stephens3 hr
Jun 22, 3:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCotton42 min
Jun 22, 3:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNCarter, Comanche, Cotton, Garvin, Jefferson, Murray and 2 more50 min
Jun 22, 3:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatOUNCarter, Coal, Garvin, Hughes, Johnston, Murray and 2 more63 min
Jun 22, 3:14 AM CDTTornado WarningOUNHughes18 min
Jun 22, 3:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAtoka, Coal, Hughes, Johnston, Pontotoc41 min
Jun 22, 3:51 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNCarter, Garvin, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc3 hr
Jun 22, 3:55 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNCarter, Cotton, Jefferson, Love, Marshall, Murray50 min
Jun 22, 3:57 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNPontotoc2 hr
Jun 22, 4:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAtoka, Bryan34 min
Jun 22, 4:48 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningOUNGrant, Kay, Noble117 min
Jun 22, 4:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAtoka, Bryan41 min
Jun 22, 4:54 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryOUNAtoka, Coal, Johnston, Pontotoc3 hr
Jun 22, 7:50 AM CDTRiver Flood AdvisoryOUNGrant, Kay, Noble6 hr
Jun 22, 2:06 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningOUNGrant, Kay, Noble31 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.