Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 7:52PM CDT until May 8 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS Norman OK
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 8, 2026 - 5:52pm
Expires:
May 8, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description:
SVROUN
The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Eastern Comanche County in southwestern Oklahoma...
Southern Grady County in central Oklahoma...
Northern Stephens County in southern Oklahoma...
Northeastern Cotton County in southwestern Oklahoma...
* Until 830 PM CDT.
* At 751 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 5 miles south of Elgin to 6 miles southeast of
Sterling to 6 miles east of Rush Springs, moving south at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Lawton Fire Department reported golf ball size hail near
Elgin.
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...
Eastern Lawton, Duncan, Marlow, Elgin, Geronimo, Rush Springs,
Bray, Fletcher, Sterling, Lake Ellsworth, eastern Fort Sill,
Central High, Empire City, Acme, Hulen, and Cox City.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Comanche, OK; Cotton, OK; Grady, OK; Stephens, OK
Forcast Office:
NWS Norman OK
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov