Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 24 at 4:57PM CDT until April 24 at 5:30PM CDT by NWS Norman OK
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 24, 2026 - 2:57pm
Expires:
April 24, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description:
At 456 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 4 miles southwest of Ashland to near Centrahoma,
moving east at 25 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...
Coalgate, Stonewall, Lehigh, Tupelo, Centrahoma, Wardville, Olney,
Phillips, Jesse, Chockie, and northern Atoka Reservoir.
Instruction:
A tornado watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can
develop quickly from severe thunderstorms.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
These storms are producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a
sturdy structure and stay away from windows.
Area Description:
Atoka, OK; Coal, OK; Hughes, OK; Pontotoc, OK
Forcast Office:
NWS Norman OK
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov