Oklahoma Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/08/2026 18:17

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 8:17PM CDT until May 8 at 8:45PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 8, 2026 - 6:17pm
Expires: 
May 8, 2026 - 6:45pm
Description: 
At 817 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 3 miles south of Boynton, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong 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 in or near the path include... Checotah... Oktaha... Boynton... Council Hill... Rentiesville... Lake Eufaula State Park... Wainwright... Summit... Jamesville... Onapa... This includes Interstate 40 in Oklahoma between mile markers 254 and 265.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
McIntosh, OK; Muskogee, OK
Forcast Office: 
NWS Tulsa OK
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov