Oklahoma Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/18/2026 14:41

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 4:41PM CDT until May 18 at 5:30PM CDT by NWS Norman OK
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 2:41pm
Expires: 
May 18, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description: 
SVROUN The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Washita County in western Oklahoma... Southern Custer County in western Oklahoma... * Until 530 PM CDT. * At 440 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles southwest of Burns Flat, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Clinton, Burns Flat, Arapaho, Dill City, Canute, Custer City, Butler, Foss, Foss Reservoir, and Stafford.
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: 
Custer, OK; Washita, OK
Forcast Office: 
NWS Norman OK
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov