Several severe thunderstorms impacted portions of western Oklahoma on the evening and night of the 25th. An initial supercell thunderstorm (previously tornadic across Beaver County, Oklahoma) moved into northwestern Oklahoma and produced hail and severe winds.
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The episode as NWS OUN wrote it up.
Several severe thunderstorms impacted portions of western Oklahoma on the evening and night of the 25th. An initial supercell thunderstorm (previously tornadic across Beaver County, Oklahoma) moved into northwestern Oklahoma and produced hail and severe winds. Additional thunderstorm activity moved eastward off of a dryline across the eastern Texas Panhandle, producing occasional reports of large hail and damaging winds.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jun 25, 5:41 AM CST, 3 hours 59 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Norman OK 641 AM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 636 AM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026 - Conditional but potentially high-impact storm chances across northern Oklahoma this evening with severe/flooding possible. - Hotter and drier into the weekend and the week beyond. && .NEAR TERM... (Through Thursday) Issued at 157 AM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026 The primary forecast concern in the near term is the potential for both severe weather and flash flooding primarily across northern Oklahoma this evening. Although significant uncertainty exists, the conditional ceiling for severe/flood risk is higher than we have seen in several weeks. Starting at the beginning: a complex of thunderstorms is currently trundling eastward across the Llano Estacado as of early this morning. Guidance suggests that this complex will weaken as it comes off of the Caprock. At first glance, it is a little hard to understand why that would happen. The storms are moving through a well of 2,000-3,000 J/kg of MUCAPE and the LLJ is expected to ramp up over the second half of the night, but outflow has recently begun to accelerate, which could spell the death knell of those storms. Either way, the presence and veering of the LLJ should lead to at least sporadic convective development late tonight across western/northern Oklahoma within a warm advection regime. After that, attention turns to later in the day. Pressure falls across southeast Colorado will work to veer winds from easterly to southeasterly and surge a theta-E tongue toward the Oklahoma/Kansas border. It remains to be seen how much convection exists during the day to stanch the forward progress of the theta-E tongue, but it is quite likely that there will be an east-west oriented warm front/outflow boundary feature to act as a focus for convection initiation. The real key to the ceiling for the severe/flood risk this evening will be the existence and nature of the LLJ. This has been a difficult thing for mesoscale models to try and pinpoint so far, with run-to-run consistency on the HRRR and NSSL WRF falling into a bin that could best be described as "comical". However, a broad- brush average of CAM/global guidance would suggest that a reasonably backed 850 mb low-level jet will develop by early evening, particularly near I-35. If convection initiation occurs in the frontal zone/LLJ region overlap, discrete supercells would be explicitly favored. Those supercells (were they to exist) would be favored for large hail - though not giant hail, given PWATS in excess of 2 inches, as well a conditional risk of significant tornadoes. If convection initiation occurs west of the LLJ axis, supercells or clusters would be favored with a damaging wind aspect displacing the significant tornado threat. It must also be said that regardless of convection evolution (and even if no storms occur this evening, which is a possibility - this would most likely open the window for an MCS to enter northern Oklahoma from Kansas late tonight), there will be a risk of very serious flash flooding. PWATS over 2 inches will lead to efficient rainfall processes, particularly in any supercells, where 2-3 inch per hour rates could be realized. Parts of northern Oklahoma have seen very heavy over the last week, which will exacerbate flooding issues. Most of this near-term AFD has focused on northern Oklahoma due to the increased impact potential in the forecast in the region. However, from central Oklahoma southward, storms will also be in the forecast - especially overnight as a complex of storms moves in from the Texas panhandles. Further from the frontal boundary, shear profiles may not favor such an organized severe/flood risk. But we should not conflate "lesser" risk with "no" risk. Meister && .SHORT TERM... (Thursday night through Saturday night) Issued at 157 AM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026 Fortunately, the short term forecast looks a little bit less rambunctious than much of the previous week. In large part, this is a product of the subtropical ridge deamplifying and sliding eastward to our south. This will move us out of the northwest flow regime and more into a "western ridge periphery" regime, which favors steady warming and decreased precipitation chances. It wouldn't be a surprise to get a few showers or thunderstorms on Friday afternoon/evening along any remnant boundaries, but coverage should be sporadic and the environment muted enough to prevent widespread severe/flooding issues. On Saturday, we may even begin to see a southwesterly component to the surface wind as a potent-for-late-June trough swings by to our north. This will bring air temperatures soaring toward 100 in places that didn't see much rain recently, and heat indices soaring toward 105 elsewhere. Meister && .LONG TERM... (Sunday through Wednesday) Issued at 157 AM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026 The main long-term story continues to be the potential for a consistent and possibly long-duration heatwave across our area. Global, ensemble, and AI-based guidance all indicate an amplification of the ridge to our east beginning on Sunday and lasting through (beyond) the end of the long-term period. Because of that, precipitation chances are going to be slim to nil during that timeframe. Not only will air temperatures and heat indices approach Heat Advisory criteria most days, but overnight lows will be little relief, sitting near 80 in most spots. Meister && .AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 640 AM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026 Scattered showers and thunderstorms are ongoing this morning, especially across northern Oklahoma. The coverage should decrease later this morning. Additional shower and thunderstorm development is expected this afternoon into the evening. Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible with strong, gusty winds and reduced visibilities. MVFR to IFR ceilings and/or visibilities are ongoing across northern Oklahoma this morning. Improvement to VFR conditions are expected later this morning into the early afternoon. Outside of thunderstorms, light east to southeast winds are expected through the TAF period. Mahale && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Oklahoma City OK 90 74 92 78 / 30 50 10 10 Hobart OK 94 74 96 77 / 20 50 10 10 Wichita Falls TX 96 76 97 78 / 10 10 10 0 Gage OK 94 67 91 73 / 70 70 0 30 Ponca City OK 85 70 88 74 / 70 60 10 30 Durant OK 92 77 92 78 / 10 0 10 0 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...Flood Watch through Friday morning for OKZ004>013-019-020-026. TX...None. && NEAR TERM...04 SHORT TERM...04 LONG TERM....04 AVIATION...10
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Norman OK 703 AM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026 OKZ005-251230- Woods OK- 703 AM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026 ...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of north central Woods County through 730 AM CDT... At 703 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles south of Aetna, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of north central Woods County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3700 9859 3680 9893 3699 9914 3700 9912 TIME...MOT...LOC 1203Z 227DEG 28KT 3696 9893 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH Maxwell
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
856 AM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026
OKZ007-008-251430-
Kay OK-Grant OK-
856 AM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Kay and
northeastern Grant Counties through 930 AM CDT...
At 856 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Deer Creek, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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...
Blackwell, Braman, Deer Creek, Nardin, Blackwell Lake, and Peckham.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3689 9714 3666 9749 3677 9764 3700 9752
TIME...MOT...LOC 1356Z 218DEG 29KT 3678 9749
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
TLPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Norman OK
937 AM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0900 AM Flash Flood 2 ESE Yale 36.10N 96.67W
06/24/2026 Payne OK Emergency Mngr
Portions of 19th Street and Underwood Road
closed due to flooding and road erosion.
Time estimated.
&&
MDUSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
945 AM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026
OKZ007-008-251515-
Kay OK-Grant OK-
945 AM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of western Kay and
northeastern Grant Counties through 1015 AM CDT...
At 945 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Medford, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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...
Medford, Deer Creek, Renfrow, and Nardin.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3682 9739 3671 9776 3681 9786 3700 9763
3700 9753
TIME...MOT...LOC 1445Z 236DEG 21KT 3679 9776
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
TLSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
952 AM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026
OKZ007-251530-
Grant OK-
952 AM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of north central Grant
County through 1030 AM CDT...
At 952 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northeast of Wakita, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of north central Grant
County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3685 9780 3693 9798 3700 9793 3700 9759
TIME...MOT...LOC 1452Z 236DEG 21KT 3695 9782
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
TLSpecial Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
1022 AM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026
OKZ013-251600-
Noble OK-
1022 AM CDT Thu Jun 25 2026
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Noble
County through 1100 AM CDT...
At 1022 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Sooner Lake, moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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...
Sooner Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3658 9689 3655 9690 3655 9693 3653 9696
3653 9699 3652 9701 3651 9701 3651 9703
3636 9703 3649 9718 3659 9705 3658 9700
3660 9691
TIME...MOT...LOC 1522Z 240DEG 16KT 3646 9706
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
TLThe Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 67 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:38 UTC.
13 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Grain bins were damaged by thunderstorm winds. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated based on radar observations. The report was relayed through Spotter Network.
Swift-moving floodwaters, estimated to be three feet deep, were reported along a section of Tower Road. The event time is approximate.
A mobile mesonet observation from a National Severe Storms Laboratory field team. The location is approximate.
Butler (BUTL) Mesonet observation.
Butler (BUTL) Mesonet observation.
Butler (BUTL) Mesonet observation.
The report was relayed through Spotter Network.
Three-inch tree branches were blown down. The report was relayed through mPING. The event time is estimated based on radar observations.
Erick (ERIC) Mesonet observation.
Erick (ERIC) Mesonet observation.
Multiple power poles were snapped. The report was relayed through Spotter Network. The event time is estimated based on radar observations.
The report was relayed through Spotter Network.
The report was relayed through Spotter Network.
The report was relayed through mPING.
Elk City (ELKC) Mesonet observation. Wind gust associated with a probable heat burst event.
Elk City (ELKC) Mesonet observation. Wind gust associated with a probable heat burst event.
Mangum (MANG) Mesonet observation.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Oklahoma in 2026Every state in 2026This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, June 2026
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1351278, 1355864, 1351279, 1351280, 1351281, 1351282, 1351285, 1351286, 1351298, 1351299, 1351287, 1351288, 1351291, 1351289, 1351293, 1351295, 1351297.