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Tornado Warning 63, NWS Norman, OK

April 28, 2026Clay County, Texas

NWS Norman, OK issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2026, 2:41 PM CDT for Clay County, Texas. It was in force for 22 min. 1 report 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: Apr 28, 2026, 2:41 PM CDT (19:41 UTC)
Expired: Apr 28, 2026, 3:03 PM CDT
In force: 22 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 2.75 in

County Clay County, TX

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:42 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 28, 2:49 PM CDT	TORNADO	Vashti, TX

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 one storm report to this tornado warning; the first came 8 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 28, 1:09 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 110 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: 3408 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -81 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 691 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 66 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 21 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 0.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

624 
WFUS54 KOUN 281941
TOROUN
TXC077-282015-
/O.NEW.KOUN.TO.W.0063.260428T1941Z-260428T2015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Norman OK
241 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Clay County in northern Texas...

* Until 315 PM CDT.

* At 241 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 6 miles southwest of Bellevue, moving southeast at 30
  mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and baseball size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* Locations impacted include...
  Bellevue, Newport, and Vashti.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a storm shelter, safe room or an interior
room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you
are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest
substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3350 9823 3368 9812 3366 9798 3347 9798
      3346 9811 3347 9819
TIME...MOT...LOC 1941Z 305DEG 24KT 3356 9809 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.75 IN

$$

MDU

2 follow-up statements

541 
WWUS54 KOUN 281950
SVSOUN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
250 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

TXC077-282015-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0063.000000T0000Z-260428T2015Z/
Clay TX-
250 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY...

At 249 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located 4 miles north of
Newport, moving southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado and baseball size hail.

SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

Locations impacted include...
Bellevue, Newport, and Vashti.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
storm shelter, safe room, or an interior room on the lowest floor of
a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile
home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and
protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3365 9806 3364 9798 3347 9798 3346 9810
      3348 9814
TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 305DEG 24KT 3353 9803 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.75 IN

$$

MDU

609 
WWUS54 KOUN 282003 RRA
SVSOUN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
303 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

TXC077-282013-
/O.CAN.KOUN.TO.W.0063.000000T0000Z-260428T2015Z/
Clay TX-
303 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and 
a Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area until 
330 PM CDT.

LAT...LON 3365 9806 3364 9798 3347 9798 3346 9810
      3348 9814
TIME...MOT...LOC 2002Z 305DEG 24KT 3348 9794 

$$

MDU

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Apr 28, 12:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

Updated at 1249 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026
Severe thunderstorms expected this afternoon across southern Oklahoma and western north Texas, with very large hail and a low tornado risk.
A widespread round of rain is expected Thursday into Friday, but could be limited to locations along and south of I-40.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 12:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
1252 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

...New NEAR TERM, SHORT TERM...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 1249 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

- Severe thunderstorms expected this afternoon across southern
  Oklahoma and western north Texas, with very large hail and a low
  tornado risk.

- A widespread round of rain is expected Thursday into Friday, but
  could be limited to locations along and south of I-40.

&&

.NEAR TERM...
(Rest of today and tonight)
Issued at 1249 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

The rather widespread convective activity this morning makes for a
complex forecast this afternoon. Early indications were that we
would see rather aggressive wiping of atmospheric moisture behind
any morning convection. However, OK Mesonet observations show low-
70s dewpoints and at least weak surface southerlies back into
Jefferson/Love/Carter Counties. With that in mind, and with skies
clearing out behind the morning convection, surface-based convection
initiation looks likely this afternoon along the frontal zone of
southern Oklahoma/adjacent north Texas.

RAP forecast soundings suggest MLCAPE in excess of 3,000 J/kg along
and just south of the frontal boundary by midafternoon. Combined
with about 80 knots of cloud-layer shear, very large hail will be
possible with any initial supercell-type structures. The tornado
risk will be extant with any storms early and interacting with the
boundary, particularly with the extreme boundary-layer moisture
leading to 100-150 J/kg of 0-3 km instability. However, two factors
should limit the tornado risk: generally weak low-level shear with
no appreciable LLJ and veered surface winds, as well as a tendency
for the front to sink southeast in the afternoon and undercut any
convection immediately along it. A transition to more of a severe
wind risk over far southeast Oklahoma looks probable as storm cold
pools merge in the extremely unstable environment.

Convection will press south and east of our area by late evening as
the cold front continues southward. For those of us well behind the
front, it will be a cool day with low cloud cover struggling to thin
out.

Meister

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Wednesday through Thursday night)
Issued at 1249 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

Large-scale troughing moves into the Great Lakes during the day
tomorrow. Despite the continued activity of the subtropical jet, the
large-scale troughing will dominate the surface pattern, promoting
pressure rises and northerly surface winds. Because of that, it will
feel like a beautiful spring day, especially across the northern
half of the area where the sun is expected to come out in the
afternoon. Highs will remain in the upper 60s to low 70s.

The active southern stream will last into Thursday and presage a
return to southeasterly 850 mb winds. Given the suppression of the
surface warm sector, this does not pose a risk of surface-based
convection, but rather a chance for a widespread area of isentropic
ascent to develop from Thursday into Friday. Some of the guidance
this morning has continued the usual correction of northerly model
biases during widespread precip shield, which means that at least
through Thursday the best chance for measurable/appreciable rain
could be limited to areas south of I-40. This would also lead to
widespread cloudiness and cooler-than-normal temperatures struggling
to make it much past 60.

Meister

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Friday through Monday)
Issued at 148 AM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

Precipitation is expected to become more widespread on Friday,
especially in the south, with showers and thunderstorm chances
persisting into Friday evening before ending as the mid-level trough
moves east of the forecast area. Temperatures will be seasonably
cool again Saturday before a warming trend through Tuesday. After
this system exits Friday evening, there are no significant
precipitation chances through the remainder of the forecast
period.

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1226 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

Many of our terminals will remain in a MVFR category through 00Z
with most terminals likely in a VFR category after 00Z through
the end of the forecast period. Most of our terminals are north of
a warm front boundary with northerly surface winds at 10 kts
gusting to 15 kts. Expecting the warm front currently stretched
just east and south of the I-44 corridor to begin pushing as a
cold front into southeast Oklahoma initiating a final round of
thunderstorms. Our terminal with the highest probability for
storms will be KDUA where TEMPOs are in place through 00Z for
potential severe thunderstorms. There is a 30% probability for
storms to impact terminal KSPS while probabilities are too low
around 20% for storms impacting terminals in the OKC Metro (KOKC &
KOUN) and KSWO to be in their respective TAFs but is worth
mentioning in this discussion. Surface winds will shift northerly
over terminal KDUA after the cold front passage and when
potential convective activity there moves out.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Oklahoma City OK  47  69  49  64 /   0   0   0  50
Hobart OK         45  73  49  62 /   0   0  10  60
Wichita Falls TX  52  73  54  66 /   0   0  10  60
Gage OK           38  70  44  60 /   0   0  20  70
Ponca City OK     44  69  46  66 /   0   0   0  20
Durant OK         55  70  56  67 /  40  10  10  50

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...None.
TX...None.
&&

NEAR TERM...04
SHORT TERM...04
LONG TERM....26
AVIATION...68

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 28, 2:26 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
226 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

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

0219 PM     Hail             4 SW Bluegrove          33.64N 98.29W
04/28/2026  E1.75 Inch       Clay               TX   Amateur Radio

&&

MAD

Local storm report, Apr 28, 2:27 PM CDT, 14 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
227 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

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

0226 PM     Hail             Stratford               34.79N 96.96W
04/28/2026  E1.50 Inch       Garvin             OK   Emergency Mngr

&&

MAD

Local storm report, Apr 28, 2:30 PM CDT, 11 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
230 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

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

0218 PM     Hail             3 W Bluegrove           33.68N 98.28W
04/28/2026  E2.50 Inch       Clay               TX   Amateur Radio

            Along highway 172 east of Scotland in Clay
            county.

&&

MAD

Local storm report, Apr 28, 2:31 PM CDT, 10 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
231 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

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

0218 PM     Hail             1 W Davis               34.50N 97.13W
04/28/2026  E1.00 Inch       Murray             OK   Emergency Mngr

&&

MAD

Local storm report, Apr 28, 2:35 PM CDT, 6 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
235 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

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

0228 PM     Hail             2 W Sulphur             34.51N 97.01W
04/28/2026  E1.75 Inch       Murray             OK   Broadcast Media

&&

MAD

Local storm report, Apr 28, 2:40 PM CDT, 1 minute before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
240 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

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

0203 PM     Hail             2 SSW Lake Arrowhead    33.68N 98.38W
04/28/2026  E1.50 Inch       Clay               TX   Emergency Mngr

            Also reported large tree limb downed.

&&

MAD

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 28, 6:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Knox	39 min
Apr 28, 7:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Baylor, Knox	50 min
Apr 28, 7:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Archer, Baylor, Clay, Wichita, Wilbarger	52 min
Apr 28, 8:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Archer, Clay	50 min
Apr 28, 8:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Archer, Clay	50 min
Apr 28, 12:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Archer	33 min
Apr 28, 12:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Archer, Clay, Wichita	46 min
Apr 28, 1:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Archer, Clay, Wichita	47 min
Apr 28, 1:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Archer, Clay	48 min
Apr 28, 2:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Archer, Clay	37 min
Apr 28, 3:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Archer, Clay	30 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.