Oklahoma Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/15/2026 17:45

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 15 at 7:45PM CDT until May 15 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS Norman OK
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 15, 2026 - 5:45pm
Expires: 
May 15, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description: 
SVROUN The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Washita County in western Oklahoma... Southeastern Custer County in western Oklahoma... East central Beckham County in western Oklahoma... * Until 830 PM CDT. * At 745 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Bessie to 6 miles south of Elk City, moving east-northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Elk City, Weatherford, Clinton, Cordell, Burns Flat, Sentinel, Arapaho, Dill City, Canute, Corn, Bessie, Rocky, Foss, Colony, Retrop, Cloud Chief, and Cowden.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Beckham, OK; Custer, OK; Washita, OK
Forcast Office: 
NWS Norman OK
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov