Scattered diurnal convection developed across the Texas Panhandle into far western Oklahoma in the afternoon and early evening of the 30th. A severe downburst was captured by a broadcast media storm chaser northwest of Elk City, OK.
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Scattered diurnal convection developed across the Texas Panhandle into far western Oklahoma in the afternoon and early evening of the 30th. A severe downburst was captured by a broadcast media storm chaser northwest of Elk City, OK.
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 30, 4:13 AM CST, 4 hours 47 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Norman OK 513 AM CDT Tue Jun 30 2026 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 511 AM CDT Tue Jun 30 2026 - Hot and breezy conditions to continue this week. - Excessive heating will return Friday & especially on Independence day with heat indices exceeding 105 degrees - Some relief from the excessive heat Saturday night into Monday when our next opportunities for rain/storms chances return. && .NEAR TERM... (Through Tuesday) Issued at 116 AM CDT Tue Jun 30 2026 Currently storms coming off the Texas Panhandle across parts of southwest Oklahoma will produce strong to low-end severe wind gusts across parts of southwest Oklahoma as they decay into a weaker less unstable environment during the early morning hours. The Southern Plains remains between two weather patterns with an upper ridge & surface high across the Southeastern U.S. and deep amplitude trough across the Western U.S. A surface low lee of the Colorado Rockies will maintain a tight pressure gradient across our area maintaining windy conditions out of the south. Our low-level jet may weaken slightly this afternoon yet keeping wind gusts between 25-35 mph. Temperatures expected to heat into the upper 90s with a negligible heat index. By late afternoon into the evening hours, a series of shortwave disturbances in the mid-levels ejected downstream from the aforementioned trough may come up through western Texas over a surface boundary (trough/dryline) initiating severe convection up to supercells through the high plains. Although most of this storm complex should be stay well in the Southern up through Central High Plains a few of these elevated storms could stray into parts of far northwest Oklahoma which could produce strong to severe wind gusts and small hail. && .SHORT TERM... (Tuesday night through Thursday night) Issued at 116 AM CDT Tue Jun 30 2026 Expecting any Tuesday evening storm activity across northwest Oklahoma to be decaying overnight. Wednesday & Thursday are near repeaters of Tuesday with another potential storm complex developing late in the Southern through Central High Plains late Wednesday although some model differences for late Thursday with only the ECMWF as the stormy solution. For now our western (as well as our entire) CWA remain POP-free for both days. Some of our Oklahoma counties will come very close to tying or even breaking their warmest low temperature daily record. Not expecting to be near breaking any temperature records south of the Red River across our Texas counties. && .LONG TERM... (Friday through Monday) Issued at 116 AM CDT Tue Jun 30 2026 Our weather pattern does start to change on Friday as the upper troughing breaks down across the U.S. Southwest with ridging building and expanding eastward over much of the entire southern half of the country. The increasing pressure heights on Friday will start two days of excessive heating going into Independence Day (Saturday). As a result will see high temperatures rise to triple digits with heat indices exceeding 105 degrees especially on Saturday which could prompt our next Heat Advisory. By Saturday night could see a cold front push down at least through the Central Plains interacting with weak troughing in the ridging. This may initiate storm activity in Kansas going into northern Oklahoma Saturday evening and our entire Oklahoma/Texas area Saturday night into Sunday and Monday. The potential rain/storms Sunday & Monday should bring some temperature relief from the 2-day excessive heating trend with afternoon highs below triple digits. && .AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 511 AM CDT Tue Jun 30 2026 LLWS is possible this morning and again late tonight into Wednesday morning. Gusty southerly winds are expected once again today and there is a chance of strong to severe thunderstorms over northwest Oklahoma and near KWWR with gusty winds the main hazard. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Oklahoma City OK 96 77 95 77 / 0 0 0 0 Hobart OK 98 76 97 76 / 0 0 0 0 Wichita Falls TX 98 76 97 76 / 0 0 0 0 Gage OK 97 75 95 76 / 10 30 0 0 Ponca City OK 94 77 94 77 / 0 0 0 0 Durant OK 95 78 95 77 / 0 0 0 0 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...None. TX...None. && NEAR TERM...68 SHORT TERM...68 LONG TERM....68 AVIATION...01
The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 83 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:00 UTC.
1 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A high-water rescue occurred at the Black Bear Creek crossing amidst a period of prolonged flooding. The event time is estimated based on information from first responders.
Wind gust measured from a broadcast media storm chaser's vehicle weather station. The location is approximate.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 1355781, 1355750.