Oklahoma, Texas Tornado Watch | Effective 05/18/2026 17:14

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued May 18 at 7:14PM CDT until May 19 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Norman OK
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 5:14pm
Expires: 
May 18, 2026 - 10:00pm
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 226 REMAINS VALID UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA CADDO COMANCHE COTTON GREER HARMON JACKSON KIOWA TILLMAN IN WESTERN OKLAHOMA BECKHAM WASHITA IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES IN NORTHERN TEXAS ARCHER BAYLOR FOARD HARDEMAN KNOX WICHITA WILBARGER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALTUS, ANADARKO, ARCHER CITY, BURNS FLAT, CORDELL, CROWELL, ELK CITY, FREDERICK, GRANITE, HINTON, HOBART, HOLLIDAY, HOLLIS, KNOX CITY, LAKESIDE CITY, LAWTON, MANGUM, MUNDAY, QUANAH, SAYRE, SCOTLAND, SENTINEL, SEYMOUR, SHEPPARD AFB, SNYDER, TEMPLE, VERNON, WALTERS, AND WICHITA FALLS.
Area Description: 
Beckham, OK; Caddo, OK; Comanche, OK; Cotton, OK; Greer, OK; Harmon, OK; Jackson, OK; Kiowa, OK; Tillman, OK; Washita, OK; Archer, TX; Baylor, TX; Foard, TX; Hardeman, TX; Knox, TX; Wichita, TX; Wilbarger, TX
Forcast Office: 
NWS Norman OK
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov