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Tornado Warning 75, NWS Norman, OK

June 22, 2026Major County, Woods County, Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this tornado warning at Jun 22, 2026, 12:00 AM CDT for Major County, Woods County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 30 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 22, 2026, 12:00 AM CDT (05:00 UTC)
Expired: Jun 22, 2026, 12:30 AM CDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Norman, OK
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Major County, OK, Woods County, OK

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:58 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
Jun 21, 7:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 173 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: 2384 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -13 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1277 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 114 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.7
Supercell composite: 7.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

927 
WFUS54 KOUN 220500
TOROUN
OKC093-151-220530-
/O.NEW.KOUN.TO.W.0075.260622T0500Z-260622T0530Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Norman OK
1200 AM CDT Mon Jun 22 2026

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Woods County in northwestern Oklahoma...
  North central Major County in northwestern Oklahoma...

* Until 1230 AM CDT.

* At 1200 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located 11 miles southeast of Waynoka, moving southeast
  at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  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...
  Orienta.

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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3647 9853 3646 9853 3647 9851 3645 9843
      3629 9849 3646 9880 3652 9877
TIME...MOT...LOC 0500Z 299DEG 23KT 3647 9874 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

Mahale

1 follow-up statement

166 
WWUS54 KOUN 220520
SVSOUN

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
1220 AM CDT Mon Jun 22 2026

OKC093-151-220530-
/O.EXP.KOUN.TO.W.0075.000000T0000Z-260622T0530Z/
Woods OK-Major OK-
1220 AM CDT Mon Jun 22 2026

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WOODS AND NORTH CENTRAL MAJOR
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1230 AM CDT...

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 3647 9853 3646 9853 3647 9851 3645 9843
      3629 9849 3646 9880 3652 9877
TIME...MOT...LOC 0520Z 299DEG 23KT 3641 9860 

$$

Mahale

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 Jun 21, 11:05 PM CDT, 55 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

Updated at 1059 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026
Severe thunderstorms producing heavy local rainfall, damaging wind gusts and large hail possible tonight associated with a cold front passage
An unsettled pattern with multiple rounds of rain/storms are expected through this upcoming week; severe storms and heavy rainfall are possible especially late Tuesday
Below normal temperatures but muggy conditions are forecast this week becoming hotter this weekend.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 11:05 PM CDT, 55 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
1105 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 1059 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

- Severe thunderstorms producing heavy local rainfall, damaging
  wind gusts and large hail possible tonight associated with a
  cold front passage

- An unsettled pattern with multiple rounds of rain/storms are
  expected through this upcoming week; severe storms and heavy
  rainfall are possible especially late Tuesday

- Below normal temperatures but muggy conditions are forecast
  this week becoming hotter this weekend.

&&

.NEAR TERM...
(Rest of tonight through Monday)
Issued at 1045 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

Strong to severe storms expected overnight as a cold front coming
down from the Central Plains will be pushing through enhanced by a
shortwave disturbance in the mid-level.  With moderate to strong
instability and strong 40-45 kt deep-layer shear will be sufficient
for organized severe storms producing up to 2-in diameter hail
and/or damaging wind downbursts as well as locally heavy rainfall.
Expecting the frontal boundary and storms to reach the OKC Metro
around 2-3 AM and perhaps the Red River by 5 AM.  Behind the surface
boundary a second mid-level shortwave may be following producing a
second round of storms during the latter half of the morning
although weakened instability should keep them sub-severe. Will keep
storm POPs in the forecast for Monday afternoon due to another
potential mid-level shortwave coming down from the northwest ascent
from the cold front boundary which may stall out along the Red
River. Can't completely rule out a potential Heat Advisory for our
Texas counties for Monday afternoon should the cold front stall
along the Red River. Much will depend on where the surface boundary
stalls out by Monday afternoon so the call for a heat advisory will
need to be made closer in time.
 &&

.SHORT TERM...
(Monday night through Tuesday night)
Issued at 1045 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

Surface-based moisture transport will increase in the short term
with the dryline staying far west of our forecast area and our cold
front boundary stalled out near the Red River early in the week.  As
a result instability will be increasing to moderate intensity late
in the day from diurnal heating.  Meanwhile an upper high will be
closing over the U.S. Southwest through adjacent Old Mexico which
will be building a ridge over the Southern Plains.  With the stalled
surface boundary across our south and embedded mid-level shortwave
rounding the ridging across our west and ample surface moisture in
place will maintain storm chances every day in the short term.  A
surface low lee of the Colorado Rockies will be pushing a cold front
across the Central High Plains late Tuesday where severe weather
could initiate and a few of these storms producing large hail &
damaging wind gusts could track into northwest Oklahoma where a
severe risk is in place.  By Wednesday the surface front stalled out
near the Red River may start lifting as a warm front with warm
advection coupled with mid-level disturbances may initiate storm
activity. Although temperatures may be near to slightly below
average, the persisting surface moisture (upper 60s to lower 70s dew
points) will still make our afternoon feel quite hot & muggy but
should stay below heat advisory criteria through week.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Monday night through Tuesday night)
Issued at 1045 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

Surface-based moisture transport will increase in the short term
with the dryline staying far west of our forecast area and our cold
front boundary stalled out near the Red River early in the week.  As
a result instability will be increasing to moderate intensity late
in the day from diurnal heating.  Meanwhile an upper high will be
closing over the U.S. Southwest through adjacent Old Mexico which
will be building a ridge over the Southern Plains.  With the stalled
surface boundary across our south and embedded mid-level shortwave
rounding the ridging across our west and ample surface moisture in
place will maintain storm chances every day in the short term.  A
surface low lee of the Colorado Rockies will be pushing a cold front
across the Central High Plains late Tuesday where severe weather
could initiate and a few of these storms producing large hail &
damaging wind gusts could track into northwest Oklahoma where a
severe risk is in place.  By Wednesday the surface front stalled out
near the Red River may start lifting as a warm front with warm
advection coupled with mid-level disturbances may initiate storm
activity. Although temperatures may be near to slightly below
average, the persisting surface moisture (upper 60s to lower 70s dew
points) will still make our afternoon feel quite hot & muggy but
should stay below heat advisory criteria through week.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Wednesday through next Sunday)
Issued at 1045 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

Our upper pattern will not be changing much in the long term with
embedded shortwaves coming through the ridging.  At the surface our
warm front may be stalling out somewhere near to north of I-40
eventually lifting into the Central Plains by the end of the week
with strong southerly winds coming up into the weekend.  Storm POPs
will be shifting higher across northern Oklahoma late in the week
near the surface boundary with the start of a dry pattern this
weekend along with hotter temperatures returning with triple digit
highs perhaps west of the I-35 corridor.  Overall this weekend is
trending hotter & muggy and dry.

&&

.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1059 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 are already moving into northwest Oklahoma 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. Another shortwave MCS may be coming through Monday
evening off Southern High Plains so have 30% probability of storms
returning after 01Z.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Oklahoma City OK  72  83  69  88 /  80  50  60  40
Hobart OK         72  89  69  93 /  50  40  50  20
Wichita Falls TX  76  94  73  96 /  30  40  50  20
Gage OK           67  84  66  91 /  50  30  30  30
Ponca City OK     68  80  66  84 /  70  10  30  50
Durant OK         78  91  75  91 / 100  60  70  40

&&

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

NEAR TERM...68
SHORT TERM...68
LONG TERM....68
AVIATION...68

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 21, 11:23 PM CDT, 37 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
1123 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

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

1110 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 SW Buffalo            36.83N 99.64W
06/21/2026  M68 MPH          Harper             OK   Mesonet

&&

EM

Local storm report, Jun 21, 11:32 PM CDT, 28 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
1132 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

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

1115 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     2 SW Gage               36.30N 99.78W
06/21/2026  M76 MPH          Ellis              OK   ASOS

&&

EM

Local storm report, Jun 21, 11:42 PM CDT, 18 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
1142 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

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

1135 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     3 SSW Freedom           36.73N 99.13W
06/21/2026  M79 MPH          Woodward           OK   Mesonet

&&

EM

Local storm report, Jun 21, 11:51 PM CDT, 9 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
1151 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

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

1140 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     3 SSW Freedom           36.73N 99.13W
06/21/2026  M89 MPH          Woodward           OK   Mesonet

&&

EM

Local storm report, Jun 21, 11:53 PM CDT, 7 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
1153 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

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

1140 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     13 NNE Camp Houston     36.98N 99.00W
06/21/2026  M60 MPH          Woods              OK   Mesonet

&&

EM

Local storm report, Jun 21, 11:55 PM CDT, 5 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
1155 PM CDT Sun Jun 21 2026

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

1145 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     2 WSW Woodward          36.42N 99.42W
06/21/2026  M61 MPH          Woodward           OK   Mesonet

&&

EM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 21, 7:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Ellis, Woodward	40 min
Jun 21, 7:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Ellis, Woodward	48 min
Jun 21, 8:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Ellis, Woodward	44 min
Jun 21, 8:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Woodward	50 min
Jun 21, 9:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Woodward	24 min
Jun 21, 10:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Harper, Woods	55 min
Jun 21, 10:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	OUN	Harper	45 min
Jun 21, 10:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Ellis, Harper, Woods, Woodward	67 min
Jun 21, 11:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Ellis, Harper, Major, Woods, Woodward	60 min
Jun 21, 11:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Woods	25 min
Jun 21, 11:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Alfalfa, Grant, Woods	49 min
Jun 21, 11:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Woods	18 min
Jun 21, 11:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Alfalfa, Dewey, Ellis, Major, Roger Mills, Woods and 1 more	57 min
Jun 21, 11:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	OUN	Alfalfa, Woods, Woodward	50 min
Jun 22, 12:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Garfield, Grant, Kay, Noble	47 min
Jun 22, 12:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Alfalfa, Blaine, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield and 5 more	57 min
Jun 22, 12:19 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Grant, Kay	26 min
Jun 22, 12:30 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Kay	30 min
Jun 22, 12:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Custer, Dewey, Garfield and 2 more	47 min
Jun 22, 12:47 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Custer, Roger Mills, Washita	43 min
Jun 22, 12:53 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Garfield, Grant, Kay, Major, Noble	67 min
Jun 22, 1:01 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Blaine, Canadian, Kingfisher	29 min
Jun 22, 1:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	OUN	Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Kingfisher and 4 more	62 min
Jun 22, 1:15 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Canadian	30 min
Jun 22, 1:19 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Custer, Grady, Kiowa, Washita	41 min
Jun 22, 1:26 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Logan, Noble, Payne	34 min
Jun 22, 1:46 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Comanche, Grady, Jackson, Kiowa and 3 more	59 min
Jun 22, 1:54 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	OUN	Grant, Kay, Noble	3 hr
Jun 22, 1:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Lincoln, Logan, Noble, Oklahoma, Payne	47 min
Jun 22, 2:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Garvin, Grady, Lincoln and 4 more	39 min
Jun 22, 2:08 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie	37 min
Jun 22, 2:19 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Pottawatomie	26 min
Jun 22, 2:21 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma and 1 more	3 hr
Jun 22, 2:30 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Garfield, Kay, Lincoln, Logan, Noble, Payne	3 hr
Jun 22, 2:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Cleveland, Garvin, Grady, Hughes, McClain, Murray and 3 more	60 min
Jun 22, 2:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Caddo, Carter, Comanche, Cotton, Garvin, Grady and 2 more	54 min
Jun 22, 2:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Lincoln, Payne	22 min
Jun 22, 2:48 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Seminole	27 min
Jun 22, 2:58 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Caddo, Comanche, Grady, Stephens	3 hr
Jun 22, 3:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Cotton	42 min
Jun 22, 3:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Carter, Comanche, Cotton, Garvin, Jefferson, Murray and 2 more	50 min
Jun 22, 3:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	OUN	Carter, Coal, Garvin, Hughes, Johnston, Murray and 2 more	63 min
Jun 22, 3:14 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	OUN	Hughes	18 min
Jun 22, 3:49 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Hughes, Johnston, Pontotoc	41 min
Jun 22, 3:51 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Carter, Garvin, Johnston, Murray, Pontotoc	3 hr
Jun 22, 3:55 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Carter, Cotton, Jefferson, Love, Marshall, Murray	50 min
Jun 22, 3:57 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Pontotoc	2 hr
Jun 22, 4:26 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka, Bryan	34 min
Jun 22, 4:48 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	OUN	Grant, Kay, Noble	117 min
Jun 22, 4:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	OUN	Atoka, Bryan	41 min
Jun 22, 4:54 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	OUN	Atoka, Coal, Johnston, Pontotoc	3 hr
Jun 22, 7:50 AM CDT	River Flood Advisory	OUN	Grant, Kay, Noble	6 hr
Jun 22, 2:06 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	OUN	Grant, Kay, Noble	31 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.