Oklahoma Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/17/2026 16:53

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 6:53PM CDT until April 17 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Norman OK
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 17, 2026 - 4:53pm
Expires: 
April 17, 2026 - 5:45pm
Description: 
SVROUN The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Kay County in northern Oklahoma... * Until 745 PM CDT. * At 653 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles east of Tonkawa, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Ponca City, Blackwell, Tonkawa, Kaw City, Kildare, and Kaw Lake.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect for the warned area.
Area Description: 
Kay, OK
Forcast Office: 
NWS Norman OK
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov