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Special Weather Statement, NWS Norman, OK

April 1, 2026Pontotoc County, Seminole County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this special weather statement at Apr 1, 2026, 11:21 PM CDT for Pontotoc County, Seminole County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 1, 2026, 11:21 PM CDT (04:21 UTC)
Expired: Apr 2, 2026, 12:00 AM CDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 55

Counties Pontotoc County, OK, Seminole County, OK

The radar

The Norman radar (KTLX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 69 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: 1440 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1106 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 144 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 285 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.8
Supercell composite: 10.9

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Apr 1, 10:57 PM CDT, 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 1, 10:57 PM CDT, 24 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 1, 10:07 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
1007 PM CDT Wed Apr 1 2026

OKZ027>029-039>041-046-020345-
Grady OK-Carter OK-Stephens OK-Cleveland OK-Garvin OK-McClain OK-
Murray OK-
1007 PM CDT Wed Apr 1 2026

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Garvin, eastern
Grady, eastern Stephens, northwestern Carter, Cleveland, western
Murray and McClain Counties through 1045 PM CDT...

At 1007 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Bridge Creek to near Criner to 3 miles
northeast of Velma. Movement was northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Southern Oklahoma City, Norman, Moore, Newcastle, Blanchard, Pauls
Valley, Purcell, Davis, Noble, Tuttle, Slaughterville, Lindsay,
Wynnewood, Lexington, Goldsby, Maysville, Bray, Dibble, Elmore City,
and Wayne.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3503 9788 3521 9786 3533 9773 3532 9770
      3534 9767 3538 9767 3538 9715 3514 9715
      3436 9711 3434 9781
TIME...MOT...LOC 0307Z 225DEG 37KT 3520 9774 3495 9758 3448 9762

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

Mahale

Special weather statement, Apr 1, 10:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
1009 PM CDT Wed Apr 1 2026

OKZ013-019-020-025-026-029-030-020400-
Payne OK-Oklahoma OK-Logan OK-Pottawatomie OK-Cleveland OK-
Lincoln OK-Noble OK-
1009 PM CDT Wed Apr 1 2026

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of western Lincoln,
Oklahoma, southeastern Noble, northern Cleveland, southeastern Logan,
Payne and northwestern Pottawatomie Counties through 1100 PM CDT...

At 1009 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Stillwater to near Oklahoma City. Movement
was east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Oklahoma City, Edmond, Midwest City, Stillwater, Del City, Guthrie,
Cushing, Chandler, Choctaw, The Village, Harrah, McLoud, Spencer,
Nichols Hills, Perkins, Jones, Nicoma Park, Langston, Yale, and
Luther.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3633 9703 3633 9692 3625 9692 3624 9682
      3616 9682 3616 9662 3537 9706 3537 9767
      3538 9767 3636 9709 3636 9703
TIME...MOT...LOC 0309Z 259DEG 21KT 3616 9708 3540 9758

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

Ware

Special weather statement, Apr 1, 10:57 PM CDT, 24 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 1, 10:59 PM CDT, 22 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 1, 11:11 PM CDT, 10 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 1, 11:21 PM CDT, 0 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 1, 7:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Kingfisher, Logan	15 min
Apr 1, 7:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Tillman	53 min
Apr 1, 7:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Custer, Washita	51 min
Apr 1, 7:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Kingfisher, Logan, Noble, Payne	44 min
Apr 1, 7:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman, Washita	50 min
Apr 1, 7:29 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Custer, Washita	3 hr
Apr 1, 7:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Noble, Payne	44 min
Apr 1, 7:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Tillman	26 min
Apr 1, 7:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Custer, Kingfisher, Washita	51 min
Apr 1, 7:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Tillman	49 min
Apr 1, 7:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Tillman	25 min
Apr 1, 8:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Comanche, Grady	34 min
Apr 1, 8:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Comanche, Cotton, Tillman	44 min
Apr 1, 8:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Garfield, Grady, Kingfisher	48 min
Apr 1, 8:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Comanche, Cotton	49 min
Apr 1, 9:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Cotton, Tillman	52 min
Apr 1, 9:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Logan, Oklahoma	33 min
Apr 1, 9:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Cotton, Garvin, Grady, McClain and 1 more	53 min
Apr 1, 9:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Garfield, Kingfisher, Logan, Noble, Payne	3 hr
Apr 1, 9:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Logan, Noble	15 min
Apr 1, 9:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Logan, Oklahoma, Payne	33 min
Apr 1, 9:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens, Tillman	48 min
Apr 1, 10:00 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Logan, McClain, Oklahoma	2 hr
Apr 1, 10:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland, Garvin, McClain	38 min
Apr 1, 10:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Lincoln, Oklahoma, Payne	51 min
Apr 1, 10:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, McClain	39 min
Apr 1, 10:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens	42 min
Apr 1, 10:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Cleveland, McClain	25 min
Apr 1, 10:37 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Cleveland, McClain, Oklahoma	113 min
Apr 1, 10:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cleveland, Lincoln, Pottawatomie	48 min
Apr 2, 12:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Jefferson	27 min
Apr 2, 12:21 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Logan, McClain, Oklahoma	3 hr
Apr 2, 1:34 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Pontotoc	3 hr
Apr 2, 3:20 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Hughes	3 hr
Apr 1, 7:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Baylor, Foard, Knox, Wilbarger	52 min
Apr 1, 8:08 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Knox	19 min
Apr 1, 8:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Archer, Baylor, Knox, Wichita, Wilbarger	49 min
Apr 1, 8:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Foard, Knox	28 min
Apr 1, 8:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Archer, Baylor, Foard, Knox, Wichita, Wilbarger	39 min
Apr 1, 10:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Archer, Baylor	31 min
Apr 1, 11:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Clay	34 min
Apr 1, 11:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Clay	40 min
Apr 1, 11:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Archer, Clay	51 min
Apr 1, 11:43 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Archer, Clay, Wichita	3 hr
Apr 1, 11:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Clay	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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.