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Tornado Warning 72, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this tornado warning at Jun 13, 2026, 8:05 PM CDT for Noble County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 25 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
- Jun 13, 2026, 8:05 PM CDT (01:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2026, 8:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.5 in
County Noble County, OK
The radar
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 13, 6:07 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 155 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
- 2161 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1724 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 97 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 6.5
The text
As transmitted.
224
WFUS54 KOUN 140105
TOROUN
OKC103-140130-
/O.NEW.KOUN.TO.W.0072.260614T0105Z-260614T0130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Norman OK
805 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Noble County in northern Oklahoma...
* Until 830 PM CDT.
* At 805 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles southeast of Ponca City, moving southeast at 15
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong 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.
* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Noble County.
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 3658 9689 3656 9689 3655 9690 3655 9693
3653 9696 3654 9697 3653 9700 3659 9707
3660 9706 3659 9704 3658 9700 3660 9691
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 305DEG 15KT 3660 9697
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
$$
Meister1 follow-up statement
548
WWUS54 KOUN 140125
SVSOUN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
825 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
OKC103-140135-
/O.EXP.KOUN.TO.W.0072.000000T0000Z-260614T0130Z/
Noble OK-
825 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN NOBLE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
830 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 3658 9689 3656 9689 3655 9690 3655 9693
3653 9696 3654 9697 3653 9700 3659 9707
3660 9706 3659 9704 3658 9700 3660 9691
TIME...MOT...LOC 0125Z 305DEG 15KT 3655 9689
$$
MeisterWhat 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 Jun 13, 5:43 PM CDT, 2 hours 22 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Updated at 537 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
- Hot & muggy conditions expected again this afternoon and evening, with heat indices near and above 100-110 degrees, especially across northern and north central Oklahoma.
- Strong to severe storms this evening and overnight across the area with damaging wind gusts and large hail as the primary hazards.
- Locally heavy rainfall may lead to flooding concerns this weekend, especially where recent higher amounts of rain has already fallen.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 5:43 PM CDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
543 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
...New AVIATION...
.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 537 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
- Hot & muggy conditions expected again this afternoon and
evening, with heat indices near and above 100-110 degrees,
especially across northern and north central Oklahoma.
- Strong to severe storms this evening and overnight across the
area with damaging wind gusts and large hail as the primary
hazards.
- Locally heavy rainfall may lead to flooding concerns this
weekend, especially where recent higher amounts of rain has
already fallen.
&&
.NEAR TERM...
(Rest of today and tonight)
Issued at 128 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
In the wake of this morning's shower and storm activity, a MCV
developed just north of I-40 in west central Oklahoma and is moving
eastward through this afternoon. If this weak MCV can persist
eastward through the afternoon hours across central into east
central Oklahoma, temperatures will warm and instability will
increase with low chances for an isolated shower or storm to
develop. The best chances for this to occur would be across east
central Oklahoma.
Outside of the MCV, skies have cleared elsewhere across most of the
area this morning with scattered to broken cumulus likely to develop
through the afternoon. Temperatures will warm into the 90s today and
with dewpoints in the upper 60s to 70s, humid conditions will
persist and widespread heat indices of 100 to 106 degrees will be
possible. A Heat Advisory remains in effect today through 7 PM
across portions of northern and north central Oklahoma.
An upper shortwave across the Northern Plains will drive the surface
low near the Colorado/Kansas border southward. An associated cold
front that is currently draped from roughly Goodland northeast
towards Omaha. This front will push southward late this evening
across Kansas and towards northern Oklahoma and bring increasing
rain and storm chances. Isolated storms may initially develop along
the front in Kansas and portions of northern Oklahoma this evening
with the primary hazards being large hail and damaging wind gusts.
Despite the tornado potential being very low, there is a nonzero
chance that a storm initially latched onto the front could experience
enough low-level shear along the boundary to produce a tornado. This
potential will be mostly confined to Kansas, but will also exist
across northern Oklahoma. As the front continues to push southward
overnight, the low-level jet will increase and storms will likely
grow upscale with damaging winds as the primary hazard. Towards the
early morning hours Sunday, the cold front will likely race ahead of
the storms as they begin to lose severity with gusty winds and small
hail as the primary concern as the activity decays.
&&
.SHORT TERM...
(Sunday through Monday night)
Issued at 128 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
Expect a cooler and cloudy post-frontal conditions Sunday with highs
in the 70s. The cold front may still be vacating far southern
Oklahoma and north Texas Sunday morning, which means lingering
showers and storms are possible. Depending on where the front is
situated by the afternoon hours, there may be a few strong to severe
storms that develop along the surface front. Current forecast
thoughts are that the front will be just south of the Red River and
keep most of the stronger storms to our south, closer to DFW area.
A weak shortwave in the westerly flow aloft, coupled with ample
moisture in the atmospheric column, will give way to scattered
showers to develop in the moist stable post-frontal airmass across
central into southern Oklahoma. A few embedded rumbles of thunder
due to very weak elevated instability cannot be ruled out.
By Monday northwesterly flow will persist aloft, while the surface
high in the wake of the front will push into the Arklatex region and
keep temperatures on the cooler side for the start of the work week.
Highs will be below normal in the 70s to lower 80s. Mostly dry
conditions Monday with only a slight chance for some lingering
showers across portions of far southern Oklahoma into western north
Texas during the morning hours.
&&
.LONG TERM...
(Tuesday through Friday)
Issued at 124 AM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
After another cool morning Tuesday a quick warming trend is expected
with highs once again in the upper 80s and low 90s Tuesday and windy
and hot by Wednesday with highs climbing above 100 degrees along and
north of I-44. Probably a return of heat headlines by this time as
well. Hopefully this extreme heat will be rather short-lived as
models show another front and additional rain chances as we go
toward the end of the week.
&&
.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 537 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
VFR skies at the moment as cumulus wane with the loss of daytime
heating. The primary aviation challenge tonight will be showers
and thunderstorms that develop along a southward-progressing cold
front. These storms will be in northern and northwestern Oklahoma
as early as 0Z, with the primary band shifting toward I-44 after
06Z. Winds will shift northerly behind the cold front and remain
that way for the rest of the TAF period, with MVFR/IFR stratus
likely in the morning. Redevelopment of thunderstorms in south
central Oklahoma is expected by late morning/early afternoon.
Meister
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Oklahoma City OK 67 75 61 78 / 100 50 20 0
Hobart OK 66 77 61 80 / 80 60 30 10
Wichita Falls TX 71 83 64 81 / 30 60 40 20
Gage OK 60 75 57 79 / 90 40 10 10
Ponca City OK 66 76 59 79 / 100 10 10 0
Durant OK 76 83 67 80 / 60 90 50 20
&&
.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...Heat Advisory until 7 PM CDT this evening for OKZ005>008-011>013-
018>020.
TX...None.
&&
NEAR TERM...23
SHORT TERM...23
LONG TERM....30
AVIATION...04In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 13, 7:32 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
732 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0728 PM Hail 1 N Blackwell 36.81N 97.28W
06/13/2026 M1.75 Inch Kay OK Public
Golf ball sized hail reported in Blackwell.
&&
21Local storm report, Jun 13, 7:33 PM CDT, 32 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
733 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0730 PM Hail 1 S Blackwell 36.79N 97.29W
06/13/2026 E1.00 Inch Kay OK Public
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
&&Local storm report, Jun 13, 7:52 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
752 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0742 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 NW Ponca City 36.73N 97.10W
06/13/2026 M60 MPH Kay OK ASOS
52 Knot wind gust at KPNC.
&&
21Local storm report, Jun 13, 7:53 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
753 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0752 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 WSW Blackwell 36.80N 97.31W
06/13/2026 E59 MPH Kay OK Mesonet
59 mph wind gust at Blackwell.
&&
21Special weather statement, Jun 13, 7:58 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
758 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
OKZ009-014-140130-
Roger Mills OK-Ellis OK-
758 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Ellis
and northwestern Roger Mills Counties through 830 PM CDT...
At 758 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles east of Lake Marvin, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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...
Crawford and Durham.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3611 10000 3613 9979 3578 9979 3580 10000
TIME...MOT...LOC 0058Z 268DEG 19KT 3593 10005
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
MeisterLocal storm report, Jun 13, 8:00 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
800 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0757 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Newkirk 36.89N 97.05W
06/13/2026 Kay OK Emergency Mngr
Tree and power pole damage in Newkirk.
&&
21The office that day
Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 7:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Grant, Kay | 35 min |
| Jun 13, 7:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Kay | 28 min |
| Jun 13, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kay, Noble | 50 min |
| Jun 13, 7:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Roger Mills | 32 min |
| Jun 13, 8:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Roger Mills | 35 min |
| Jun 13, 8:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kay | 31 min |
| Jun 13, 8:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kay, Noble | 26 min |
| Jun 13, 8:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Grant, Kay | 51 min |
| Jun 13, 8:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Roger Mills | 32 min |
| Jun 13, 9:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Roger Mills | 48 min |
| Jun 13, 9:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Woods | 33 min |
| Jun 13, 9:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield, Grant, Kay, Noble | 49 min |
| Jun 13, 9:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Garfield | 32 min |
| Jun 13, 9:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Roger Mills | 36 min |
| Jun 13, 9:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Kay | 31 min |
| Jun 13, 10:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Woods | 29 min |
| Jun 13, 10:13 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Grant, Kay | 3 hr |
| Jun 13, 10:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Grant, Woods | 39 min |
| Jun 13, 10:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield, Grant, Kay, Noble, Payne | 50 min |
| Jun 13, 10:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Roger Mills | 33 min |
| Jun 13, 10:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Kay | 3 hr |
| Jun 13, 10:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Greer, Roger Mills | 41 min |
| Jun 13, 10:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant, Kay, Major, Noble and 1 more | 47 min |
| Jun 13, 11:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Dewey | 29 min |
| Jun 13, 11:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Payne | 28 min |
| Jun 13, 11:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Beckham, Roger Mills | 34 min |
| Jun 13, 11:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Garfield, Kingfisher, Logan, Noble, Payne | 45 min |
| Jun 13, 11:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Garfield | 34 min |
| Jun 13, 11:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa, Washita | 35 min |
| Jun 14, 12:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Lincoln, Payne | 37 min |
| Jun 14, 12:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Kiowa | 33 min |
| Jun 14, 12:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Lincoln, Oklahoma | 52 min |
| Jun 14, 1:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Oklahoma | 23 min |
| Jun 14, 1:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Cleveland, Hughes, Pottawatomie, Seminole | 33 min |
| Jun 14, 1:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Oklahoma | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 1:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Hughes, McClain, Pontotoc, Seminole | 33 min |
| Jun 14, 2:02 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Pottawatomie | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 2:05 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Cleveland, Oklahoma | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 2:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Coal, Garvin, Pontotoc | 33 min |
| Jun 14, 2:29 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Cleveland | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 2:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Cleveland, Oklahoma | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 2:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | Atoka, Coal, Garvin, Johnston, Murray | 34 min |
| Jun 14, 3:15 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Grady, McClain | 13 min |
| Jun 14, 3:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | Grady, McClain | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 5:01 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Carter, Garvin, Murray | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 7:18 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | Carter | 3 hr |
| Jun 14, 1:53 PM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OUN | Grant, Kay, Noble | 12 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.