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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 139, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 24, 2026Choctaw County, Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 24, 2026, 7:16 PM CDT for Choctaw County, Oklahoma. It was in force for 44 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 24, 2026, 7:16 PM CDT (00:16 UTC)
Expired
Apr 24, 2026, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Choctaw County, OK

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 178 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 24, 1:55 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 209 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Fort Worth, TX at 00:00Z on 2026-04-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 738 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Fort Worth, TX at 00:00Z on 2026-04-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 26 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
738 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-95 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2520 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
76 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 24, 6:35 PM CDT, 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 24, 6:35 PM CDT, 41 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 24, 5:26 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
526 PM CDT Fri Apr 24 2026

ARZ001-002-010-011-119-120-129-219-220-229-OKZ049-053-055>071-
073>075-154-172-176-254-272-276-354-376-252230-
Benton-Carroll-Washington AR-Madison-Northern Crawford-
Northern Franklin-North and Central Sebastian-Southern Crawford-
Central and Southern Franklin-Southern Sebastian-Pushmataha-
Choctaw-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Ottawa-Pawnee-Tulsa-Rogers-
Mayes-Delaware-Creek-Okfuskee-Okmulgee-Wagoner-Cherokee-Adair-
Muskogee-McIntosh-Pittsburg-Haskell-Latimer-Western Osage-
Northern Sequoyah-Northern Le Flore-Northeast Osage-
Central and Southern Sequoyah-Central Le Flore-Southeast Osage-
Southern Le Flore-
526 PM CDT Fri Apr 24 2026

...DAILY SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...

This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as
much of Eastern Oklahoma.

.DAY ONE...Through Tonight.
TORNADO.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Southeast Oklahoma.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
	RISK...Elevated.
	AREA...Along and South of Interstate 40.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

FLASH FLOOD AND HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Along and South of Interstate 40.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

POOR VISIBILITY.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Most of Eastern Oklahoma and Western Arkansas.
	ONSET...After Midnight.

DISCUSSION...
Severe thunderstorms are ongoing across areas south of Interstate
40 late this afternoon. The strongest storms will have the
potential to produce very large hail, damaging winds and
tornadoes. Locally heavy rain which could lead to isolated
instances of flash flooding will also be a threat. The severe
weather potential will decrease late in the evening, with the
thunderstorm potential shifting south and east of the area. With
all the rain that has occurred in the last 24 hours, patchy fog
may develop across most of eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas
after midnight, continuing through daybreak Saturday.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Activation of the Regional Spotter Network Likely.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.
SATURDAY...Severe Thunderstorm and Heavy Rain Potential.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY...Thunderstorm and High Wind Potential.
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
THURSDAY...Thunderstorm...High Wind...and Heavy Rain Potential.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Severe thunderstorm potential will increase once again Saturday
afternoon and evening in response to a warm front lifting
northward across the area. Large to very large hail is the most
likely hazard, but locally damaging winds and isolated tornadoes
are also possible. The threat is more conditional Sunday, but if
storms do develop, they would likely have significant severe
weather potential, including a threat for tornadoes. A cold front
will move through Monday, with perhaps a brief reprieve from
storm activity. However, storm chances are expected to increase
once again by late Tuesday and continuing into mid week.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

In the hours before

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 24, 7:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore31 min
Apr 24, 7:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSAChoctaw38 min
Apr 25, 3:16 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryTSAAdair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes5 hr
Apr 25, 4:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTSALeFlore31 min
Apr 25, 4:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALatimer, LeFlore39 min
Apr 25, 5:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore50 min
Apr 25, 5:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, LeFlore, Sequoyah27 min
Apr 25, 5:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTSALeFlore52 min
Apr 25, 6:05 PM CDTTornado WarningTSALeFlore22 min
Apr 25, 6:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Nowata39 min
Apr 25, 6:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSALeFlore25 min
Apr 25, 6:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSAHaskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah42 min
Apr 25, 6:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTSACraig, Delaware, Ottawa46 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Oklahoma, 2026Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2026

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.