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Tornado Warning 79, NWS Norman, OK
NWS Norman, OK issued this tornado warning at Jun 22, 2026, 1:15 AM CDT for Canadian County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 30 min. 2 reports 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
- Jun 22, 2026, 1:15 AM CDT (06:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 22, 2026, 1:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Norman, OK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Canadian County, OK
The radar
The Norman radar (KTLX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 1:35 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | 5 Sw Concho, OK | |
| Jun 22, 1:40 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 65 | 4 Ssw Concho, OK |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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, 10:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 77 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
503
WFUS54 KOUN 220615
TOROUN
OKC017-220645-
/O.NEW.KOUN.TO.W.0079.260622T0615Z-260622T0645Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Norman OK
115 AM CDT Mon Jun 22 2026
The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Canadian County in central Oklahoma...
* Until 145 AM CDT.
* At 115 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 5 miles north of Calumet, moving southeast at 30 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...
El Reno, Yukon, Calumet, and Concho.
This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 113 and 131.
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 3572 9830 3572 9805 3553 9777 3539 9807
TIME...MOT...LOC 0615Z 319DEG 25KT 3569 9814
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Mahale1 follow-up statement
436
WWUS54 KOUN 220633
SVSOUN
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
133 AM CDT Mon Jun 22 2026
OKC017-220645-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0079.000000T0000Z-260622T0645Z/
Canadian OK-
133 AM CDT Mon Jun 22 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM CDT FOR CENTRAL
CANADIAN COUNTY...
At 133 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near El Reno, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
El Reno, Yukon, and Concho.
This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 114 and 131.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a storm shelter, safe room, or an interior
room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you
are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest
substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3552 9816 3566 9796 3553 9777 3539 9807
TIME...MOT...LOC 0633Z 319DEG 29KT 3554 9799
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
MahaleWhat 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, 2 hours 10 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, 2 hours 10 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 22, 12:43 AM CDT, 32 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
1243 AM CDT Mon Jun 22 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1230 AM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 N Putnam 35.90N 98.97W
06/22/2026 M71 MPH Dewey OK Mesonet
&&
EMLocal storm report, Jun 22, 12:44 AM CDT, 31 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
1244 AM CDT Mon Jun 22 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1235 AM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 N Putnam 35.90N 98.97W
06/22/2026 M76 MPH Dewey OK Mesonet
&&
EMLocal storm report, Jun 22, 12:47 AM CDT, 28 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
1247 AM CDT Mon Jun 22 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1240 AM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 N Putnam 35.90N 98.97W
06/22/2026 M80 MPH Dewey OK Mesonet
&&
EMLocal storm report, Jun 22, 12:53 AM CDT, 22 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
1253 AM CDT Mon Jun 22 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1245 AM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 N Putnam 35.90N 98.97W
06/22/2026 M74 MPH Dewey OK Mesonet
&&
EMLocal storm report, Jun 22, 1:03 AM CDT, 12 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
103 AM CDT Mon Jun 22 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1255 AM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 SE North Enid 36.41N 97.83W
06/22/2026 E60 MPH Garfield OK Storm Chaser
&&
EMLocal storm report, Jun 22, 1:15 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
115 AM CDT Mon Jun 22 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0105 AM Tstm Wnd Gst 6 SSE Eagle City 35.85N 98.54W
06/22/2026 M60 MPH Blaine OK Mesonet
&&
EMThe 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 | 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 | 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 | OUN | Harper, Woods | 55 min |
| Jun 21, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Harper | 45 min |
| Jun 21, 10:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Ellis, Harper, Woods, Woodward | 67 min |
| Jun 21, 11:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 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 | OUN | Alfalfa, Dewey, Ellis, Major, Roger Mills, Woods and 1 more | 57 min |
| Jun 21, 11:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Alfalfa, Woods, Woodward | 50 min |
| Jun 22, 12:00 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | Major, Woods | 30 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 | 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 | OUN | Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Custer, Dewey, Garfield and 2 more | 47 min |
| Jun 22, 12:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Custer, Roger Mills, Washita | 43 min |
| Jun 22, 12:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 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 | OUN | Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Kingfisher and 4 more | 62 min |
| Jun 22, 1:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 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 | 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 | OUN | Lincoln, Logan, Noble, Oklahoma, Payne | 47 min |
| Jun 22, 2:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 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 | 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 | 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.