Alert archive / Oklahoma / Hughes County
Weather alerts in Hughes County, Oklahoma, 2026
185 weather alerts in 2026, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Hughes County and its neighbors
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- Alerts
- 185
- Warnings
- 54
- Watches
- 23
- Advisories
- 55
- Busiest month
- April50 alerts
- Busiest day
- April 24, 202613 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
0 of 4 tornado warnings covering Hughes County in 2026 had a tornado report inside them.
Hughes County, 2026
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 4 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 31 | 14 | 55% | 2 | 100% | 12 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 6 | 1 | 83% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2026
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Norman, OK: tornado warnings | 87 | 22 | 75% | 39 | 95% | 20 min |
| NWS Norman, OK: severe thunderstorm warnings | 937 | 323 | 66% | 834 | 84% | 24 min |
| NWS Norman, OK: flash flood warnings | 87 | 21 | 76% | 43 | 81% | 71 min |
An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.
The year is still running; reports filed late and damage surveys can still change these figures.
Verified by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow, which matches each storm-based warning with the local storm reports inside its polygon while it was in force, within 15 km of its edge: a tornado warning counts as verified on a tornado report, a severe thunderstorm warning on hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more, or wind damage, a flash flood warning on a flash flood report. The false alarm ratio is the share of warnings with no such report; "inside a warning" is the probability of detection, the share of reports that fell inside one; lead time runs from the warning's issue to each report inside it, counting zero for a report that came first. A warning with no report is not proof nothing happened: reports come from spotters, the public and damage surveys, and are thin where few people live.
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 5:41 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jan 8, 7:33 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 42 min |
| Jan 8, 7:49 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jan 8, 8:17 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 28 min |
| Jan 8, 8:36 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 39 min |
| Jan 8, 8:40 AM CST | Tornado Warning | OUN | 20 min |
| Jan 20, 12:59 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | OUN | 33 hr |
| Jan 21, 12:54 AM CST | Extreme Cold Watch | OUN | 36 hr |
| Jan 21, 10:12 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | OUN | 3 days |
| Jan 22, 1:08 PM CST | Extreme Cold Warning | OUN | 4 days |
| Jan 23, 5:50 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 5 hr |
| Jan 23, 9:22 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jan 24, 10:34 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Jan 25, 11:50 PM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | OUN | 33 hr |
| Jan 29, 10:56 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | OUN | 48 hr |
| Feb 17, 1:07 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | OUN | 23 hr |
| Feb 18, 12:12 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | OUN | 31 hr |
| Feb 23, 11:47 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | OUN | 20 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:31 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Mar 4, 10:21 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 24 min |
| Mar 5, 5:53 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 3 hr |
| Mar 5, 7:15 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | 3 hr |
| Mar 6, 1:57 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Mar 6, 2:44 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Mar 6, 5:41 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Mar 7, 3:14 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 46 min |
| Mar 7, 3:50 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 40 min |
| Mar 9, 7:10 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 10, 4:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Mar 10, 5:01 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Mar 10, 9:54 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 3 hr |
| Mar 10, 10:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 38 min |
| Mar 10, 10:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 67 min |
| Mar 10, 10:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | 29 min |
| Mar 10, 11:18 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 3 hr |
| Mar 14, 12:15 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | OUN | 31 hr |
| Mar 17, 12:56 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | OUN | 18 hr |
| Mar 20, 12:15 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | OUN | 24 hr |
| Mar 21, 12:09 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | OUN | 33 hr |
| Apr 1, 10:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Apr 2, 3:20 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 3 hr |
| Apr 3, 8:45 AM CDT | Flood Watch | OUN | 25 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 3, 8:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| Apr 3, 9:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 49 min |
| Apr 3, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 3, 10:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 51 min |
| Apr 3, 11:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 27 min |
| Apr 4, 12:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 3 hr |
| Apr 4, 1:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | 3 hr |
| Apr 4, 4:22 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | OUN | 6 hr |
| Apr 4, 8:34 AM CDT | River Flood Advisory | OUN | 5 hr |
| Apr 14, 9:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 29 min |
| Apr 14, 9:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Apr 14, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 45 min |
| Apr 15, 1:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 83 min |
| Apr 15, 2:31 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Apr 15, 3:55 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Apr 15, 5:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 94 min |
| Apr 15, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 48 min |
| Apr 15, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 50 min |
| Apr 17, 11:09 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Apr 18, 12:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 48 min |
| Apr 18, 1:43 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 47 min |
| Apr 24, 11:50 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Apr 24, 1:55 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 24, 2:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 41 min |
| Apr 24, 3:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 51 min |
| Apr 24, 3:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | 40 min |
| Apr 24, 3:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 42 min |
| Apr 24, 3:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 49 min |
| Apr 24, 4:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 42 min |
| Apr 24, 4:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 3 hr |
| Apr 24, 4:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 53 min |
| Apr 24, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 49 min |
| Apr 24, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 42 min |
| Apr 24, 6:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 27 min |
| Apr 25, 3:04 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Apr 25, 3:52 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Apr 25, 6:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 48 min |
| Apr 25, 7:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 5 hr |
| Apr 26, 1:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 64 min |
| Apr 28, 5:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Apr 28, 9:33 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Apr 28, 9:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 52 min |
| Apr 28, 1:09 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Apr 28, 2:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 46 min |
| Apr 28, 2:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 48 min |
| Apr 28, 3:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 28 min |
| May 4, 4:50 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 85 min |
| May 8, 2:06 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| May 8, 2:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 8, 5:15 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 19, 10:09 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 3 hr |
| May 21, 2:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | 3 hr |
| May 27, 2:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 26 min |
| May 27, 2:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 3 hr |
| May 27, 5:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 6, 1:13 AM CDT | Flood Watch | OUN | 34 hr |
| Jun 6, 4:38 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | 82 min |
| Jun 11, 1:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jun 11, 3:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jun 12, 11:00 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 3 hr |
| Jun 12, 11:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 28 min |
| Jun 12, 11:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 35 min |
| Jun 13, 9:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 14, 1:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 33 min |
| Jun 14, 1:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 33 min |
| Jun 21, 10:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 21, 10:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 22, 1:30 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 22, 2:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 60 min |
| Jun 22, 3:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 63 min |
| Jun 22, 3:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | OUN | 18 min |
| Jun 22, 3:21 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jun 22, 3:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 41 min |
| Jun 23, 12:34 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 86 min |
| Jun 23, 1:13 PM CDT | Flood Watch | OUN | 23 hr |
| Jun 23, 1:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 3:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 33 min |
| Jul 3, 11:49 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 20 hr |
| Jul 4, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 4, 9:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 55 min |
| Jul 4, 9:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 45 min |
| Jul 4, 11:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 43 min |
| Jul 8, 1:20 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 7 hr |
| Jul 8, 11:56 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 19 hr |
| Jul 12, 2:51 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 6:23 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | OUN | 3 hr |
| Jul 18, 4:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 29 min |
| Jul 19, 12:29 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 32 hr |
| Jul 19, 12:59 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 7 hr |
| Jul 20, 12:18 PM CDT | Extreme Heat Warning | OUN | 32 hr |
| Jul 23, 10:29 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 34 hr |
| Jul 24, 12:00 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 33 hr |
| Jul 25, 12:12 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 33 hr |
| Jul 26, 11:57 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 33 hr |
| Jul 27, 11:28 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 34 hr |
| Jul 28, 12:56 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 32 hr |
| Jul 29, 1:12 AM CDT | Extreme Heat Warning | OUN | 20 hr |
| Jul 29, 12:19 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 33 hr |
| Jul 30, 12:20 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 33 hr |
| Jul 31, 2:08 AM CDT | Extreme Heat Warning | OUN | 19 hr |
| Aug 4, 12:25 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 31 hr |
| Aug 5, 12:11 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 31 hr |
| Aug 6, 1:30 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 31 hr |
| Aug 7, 11:45 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 32 hr |
| Aug 7, 2:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 30 min |
| Aug 7, 2:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | OUN | 38 min |
| Aug 7, 3:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | 32 min |
| Aug 7, 3:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 38 min |
| Aug 7, 4:29 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 3 hr |
| Aug 8, 1:05 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 31 hr |
| Aug 9, 1:10 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 30 hr |
| Aug 10, 1:01 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 6 days |
| Aug 17, 12:52 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 19 hr |
| Aug 17, 11:48 AM CDT | Extreme Heat Warning | OUN | 32 hr |
| Aug 18, 11:32 AM CDT | Extreme Heat Warning | OUN | 32 hr |
| Aug 19, 12:28 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 57 hr |
| Aug 19, 12:28 PM CDT | Extreme Heat Warning | OUN | 57 hr |
| Aug 21, 2:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 33 min |
| Aug 21, 6:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 38 min |
| Aug 21, 7:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 10 min |
| Aug 21, 8:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 27 min |
| Aug 22, 1:48 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 30 hr |
| Aug 23, 12:47 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 31 hr |
| Aug 24, 1:23 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 30 hr |
| Sep 1, 12:10 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 31 hr |
| Sep 3, 11:50 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 31 hr |
| Sep 4, 12:19 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 31 hr |
| Sep 5, 12:24 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 3 days |
| Sep 8, 12:05 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 31 hr |
| Sep 10, 12:53 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 3 hr |
| Sep 10, 1:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | OUN | 3 hr |
| Sep 10, 2:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | OUN | 87 min |
| Sep 11, 12:39 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 30 hr |
| Sep 12, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
| Sep 13, 12:26 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 19 hr |
| Sep 13, 11:48 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 31 hr |
| Sep 14, 12:46 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 30 hr |
| Sep 15, 11:45 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 31 hr |
| Sep 16, 12:49 PM CDT | Heat Advisory | OUN | 30 hr |
| Sep 20, 1:39 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 20, 2:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 28 min |
| Sep 20, 2:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | OUN | 49 min |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Severe storms | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 31 |
| Tornado Warning | 4 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 10 |
| Tornado Watch | 6 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 32 |
| Special Weather Statement | 21 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 6 |
| Flood Watch | 3 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 14 |
| River Flood Advisory | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Heat | |
| Extreme Heat Warning | 6 |
| Heat Advisory | 36 |
| Cold | |
| Extreme Cold Warning | 1 |
| Extreme Cold Watch | 1 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| Wind Advisory | 1 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 4 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
Nearby
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.