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Tornado Warning 69, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this tornado warning at May 8, 2026, 8:42 PM CDT for Stephens County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 29 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
- May 8, 2026, 8:42 PM CDT (01:42 UTC)
- Expired
- May 8, 2026, 9:11 PM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.5 in
County Stephens County, OK
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:45 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 93 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 956 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -36 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1524 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 2.4
The text
As transmitted.
537
WFUS54 KOUN 090142
TOROUN
OKC137-090230-
/O.NEW.KOUN.TO.W.0069.260509T0142Z-260509T0230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Norman OK
842 PM CDT Fri May 8 2026
The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Eastern Stephens County in southern Oklahoma...
* Until 930 PM CDT.
* At 842 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles east of Duncan, moving southeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and tennis ball 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...
Velma and Loco.
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 3452 9791 3460 9774 3442 9756 3437 9756
3429 9774 3429 9782
TIME...MOT...LOC 0142Z 328DEG 9KT 3450 9781
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.50 IN
$$
JT3 follow-up statements
142
WWUS54 KOUN 090152
SVSOUN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
852 PM CDT Fri May 8 2026
OKC137-090230-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-260509T0230Z/
Stephens OK-
852 PM CDT Fri May 8 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN STEPHENS COUNTY...
At 852 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 6 miles west of Velma, moving southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and two inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Velma and Loco.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a storm shelter, safe room, or an interior
room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you
are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest
substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3449 9790 3457 9771 3442 9756 3437 9756
3429 9774 3429 9782
TIME...MOT...LOC 0152Z 325DEG 17KT 3446 9778
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
$$
JT106
WWUS54 KOUN 090209
SVSOUN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
909 PM CDT Fri May 8 2026
OKC137-090230-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-260509T0230Z/
Stephens OK-
909 PM CDT Fri May 8 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN STEPHENS COUNTY...
At 909 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Loco, moving southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball 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...
Velma and Loco.
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 3444 9782 3450 9765 3442 9756 3437 9756
3429 9774
TIME...MOT...LOC 0209Z 330DEG 22KT 3438 9772
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
$$
JT569
WWUS54 KOUN 090211
SVSOUN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
911 PM CDT Fri May 8 2026
OKC137-090221-
/O.CAN.KOUN.TO.W.0069.000000T0000Z-260509T0230Z/
Stephens OK-
911 PM CDT Fri May 8 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN STEPHENS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
LAT...LON 3444 9782 3450 9765 3442 9756 3437 9756
3429 9774
TIME...MOT...LOC 0210Z 328DEG 9KT 3437 9772
$$
JTWhat 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 May 8, 6:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Updated at 628 PM CDT Fri May 8 2026
- Potential for strong-severe storms on Friday and Saturday evening & night; some risk may linger into Sunday afternoon.
- Hot, well-above average temperatures are expected into next week.
Area forecast discussion, May 8, 6:32 PM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Norman OK 632 PM CDT Fri May 8 2026 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 628 PM CDT Fri May 8 2026 - Potential for strong-severe storms on Friday and Saturday evening & night; some risk may linger into Sunday afternoon. - Hot, well-above average temperatures are expected into next week. && .NEAR TERM... (Rest of today and tonight) Issued at 1256 PM CDT Fri May 8 2026 After several cooler days with nil weather impact, thunderstorm and severe weather chances return across the area today. Water vapor imagery captures a shortwave trough sliding eastward from Kansas into the Ozarks. A trailing surface front currently extends from ~Arnett to Cherokee, moving slowly to the southeast. As surface heating maximizes (~3-5 PM), and a pocket of cold mid- level temperatures advances overhead, scattered thunderstorms are expected to emerge in vicinity of the slow-moving front, primarily across north-central Oklahoma. Given rather meager moisture quality and depth, yielding large temperature-dewpoint spreads, initial activity will likely favor potential for damaging downburst wind events. The wind risk will likely continue throughout the evening and perhaps maximize as clustered activity intercepts greater boundary layer moisture across southern Oklahoma and north Texas. Occasional instances of large hail will also be possible, especially when/where more cellular structures materialize throughout the evening. Activity should begin to clear south of the Red River/our western- north Texas counties towards the 12 AM Saturday timeframe. Ungar && .SHORT TERM... (Saturday through Sunday night) Issued at 1256 PM CDT Fri May 8 2026 Most of Saturday will be warm and dry ahead of another quick- moving upper system. As temperatures warm into the mid to upper-90s beneath an inverted surface trough across the combined Panhandles, scattered thunderstorm development is expected to ensue (~4-7 PM). How quickly (and how much) activity moves across the 100th meridian into far western Oklahoma remains somewhat uncertain. Morning guidance ranges from several organized evening storms to basically none at all across the aforementioned region. Despite uncertainties, at least low potential highlights for storms (and severe weather) will be maintained prior to sunset across portions of western Oklahoma and western-north Texas. Severe weather hazards in the evening regime would again focus on damaging downburst winds, with any large to very large hail concern requiring a more favorable (supercell) storm mode. More likely/widespread rain and storm coverage will arrive by the mid to late evening Saturday and continue into Sunday morning. A more notable isentropic regime/low-level jet response is currently progged in advance of an approaching (weak) front. The degree of severe weather risk by this time will be highly dependent on the character of the boundary layer. With at least subtle moisture/theta- e advection through the night, some concern for damaging winds will likely exist, especially if more clustered/linear storm modes emerge. Otherwise, increasing elevated instability fields will foster occasional concern for large hail with stronger and more persistent thunderstorm cores. Rain and storm coverage should slowly decrease from north-to-south into early Sunday afternoon. Dependent on how far south the surface boundary makes it towards the early evening (controlled by rain/clouds in the morning), then some lingering strong-severe storm risk is possible across the Red River Valley during this time. Ungar && .LONG TERM... (Monday through Thursday) Issued at 1250 AM CDT Fri May 8 2026 Upper ridging then broadens from the southwest CONUS out into the central and southern Plains as we go into early next week. There is a front that the models moves into at least northern Oklahoma on Tuesday with a 850MB thermal ridge to the south of the front. This will make for a very warm day Tuesday, especially across the west and southwest where afternoon temperatures climb to near 100 degrees. This front should wash out rather quickly with south winds returning Wednesday across the west, keeping the hot temperatures entrenched across the west through much of next week with only minimal rain chances. && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 628 PM CDT Fri May 8 2026 Scattered strong to severe storms are moving through central into southern Oklahoma this evening and will continue to push southward into north Texas late this evening. Erratic, damaging winds and large hail will be possible with storms, along with lightning. A cold front is pushing southward behind the storms and will bring brief north winds before becoming light and variable through tomorrow morning. Some MVFR ceilings might return overnight at sites across southern Oklahoma and into western north Texas, otherwise VFR conditions will remain through the period. South winds will return tomorrow with additional chances for storms tomorrow evening, but may occur after this TAF period, thus no mention was given in this TAF issuance to focus on the current round of storms tonight. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Oklahoma City OK 56 86 62 72 / 50 0 80 70 Hobart OK 55 91 62 77 / 30 0 40 40 Wichita Falls TX 60 90 65 84 / 50 0 20 60 Gage OK 51 91 54 72 / 0 20 60 30 Ponca City OK 51 83 58 70 / 10 0 80 50 Durant OK 61 84 66 81 / 60 10 30 90 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...None. TX...None. && NEAR TERM...09 SHORT TERM...09 LONG TERM....30 AVIATION...23
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 8, 7:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
720 PM CDT Fri May 8 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0702 PM Hail 3 SW Etowah 35.10N 97.21W
05/08/2026 M1.75 Inch Cleveland OK Emergency Mngr
&&
KSLocal storm report, May 8, 7:51 PM CDT, 51 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
751 PM CDT Fri May 8 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0749 PM Hail 2 NE Elgin 34.80N 98.27W
05/08/2026 E1.50 Inch Comanche OK Public
&&
BunkLocal storm report, May 8, 7:54 PM CDT, 48 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
754 PM CDT Fri May 8 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0750 PM Hail 2 N Elgin 34.81N 98.29W
05/08/2026 E1.75 Inch Comanche OK Fire Dept/Rescue
&&
BunkLocal storm report, May 8, 7:55 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
755 PM CDT Fri May 8 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0752 PM Hail 1 E Elgin 34.78N 98.28W
05/08/2026 E1.50 Inch Comanche OK Public
&&
BunkLocal storm report, May 8, 8:01 PM CDT, 41 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
801 PM CDT Fri May 8 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0755 PM Hail 3 S Fletcher 34.78N 98.24W
05/08/2026 E1.25 Inch Comanche OK Public
&&
BunkSpecial weather statement, May 8, 8:08 PM CDT, 34 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
808 PM CDT Fri May 8 2026
OKZ028-040>042-047-090145-
Garvin OK-Johnston OK-Pontotoc OK-McClain OK-Murray OK-
808 PM CDT Fri May 8 2026
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern
Johnston, northeastern Garvin, southwestern Pontotoc, northeastern
Murray and southeastern McClain Counties through 845 PM CDT...
At 807 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Stratford, moving southeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Stratford, Roff, Byars, Fitzhugh, Hickory, Scullin, Fittstown, and
Vanoss.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3478 9715 3491 9700 3463 9655 3441 9684
TIME...MOT...LOC 0107Z 315DEG 39KT 3476 9701
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
JTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 7:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton, Tillman | 31 min |
| May 8, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, Garvin, McClain, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie | 43 min |
| May 8, 7:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Caddo, Comanche, Grady | 41 min |
| May 8, 7:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, Garvin, McClain | 39 min |
| May 8, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, McClain, Pottawatomie | 29 min |
| May 8, 7:28 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Grady | 3 hr |
| May 8, 7:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cleveland, Garvin, McClain, Pottawatomie | 9 min |
| May 8, 7:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Comanche, Cotton, Grady, Stephens | 38 min |
| May 8, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garvin, McClain, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie | 7 min |
| May 8, 8:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Pontotoc | 37 min |
| May 8, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Comanche, Cotton, Tillman | 33 min |
| May 8, 8:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Coal, Garvin, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc | 38 min |
| May 8, 8:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter, Comanche, Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens | 44 min |
| May 8, 8:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter, Comanche, Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens | 44 min |
| May 8, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Comanche, Cotton, Tillman | 29 min |
| May 8, 8:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jackson, Tillman | 27 min |
| May 8, 9:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Carter, Jefferson, Love, Stephens | 46 min |
| May 8, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Tillman | 45 min |
| May 8, 9:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Comanche, Cotton, Jefferson, Stephens, Tillman | 44 min |
| May 8, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Tillman | 32 min |
| May 8, 9:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Cotton, Tillman | 49 min |
| May 8, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Jefferson, Love | 21 min |
| May 9, 4:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Beckham | 26 min |
| May 9, 5:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Roger Mills | 30 min |
| May 9, 5:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Beckham | 50 min |
| May 9, 5:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Roger Mills | 46 min |
| May 9, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Washita | 49 min |
| May 9, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Custer, Roger Mills, Washita | 48 min |
| May 9, 6:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Washita | 49 min |
| May 9, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Roger Mills | 47 min |
| May 9, 6:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harper | 39 min |
| May 9, 6:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Kiowa, Washita | 51 min |
| May 9, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Custer, Roger Mills, Washita | 30 min |
| May 9, 6:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Beckham, Washita | 3 hr |
| May 9, 6:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Harper | 40 min |
| May 9, 6:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Caddo | 35 min |
| May 9, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Roger Mills | 48 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.