Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Ellis, Harper, Woods, Woodward Counties OK
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NOAA issued it on July 31, 2026, 3 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Norman has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for northwestern Ellis, Woods, Harper, and Woodward counties in Oklahoma until midnight CDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Northwestern Oklahoma
- Issued
- July 31, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Norman OK
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 3 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northwestern Oklahoma.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Norman OK. Effective from 10:53 PM CDT June 21, 2026, until 12:00 AM CDT June 22, 2026. Alert type code: SVW.
Affected Areas
Northwestern Ellis County, northwestern Woods County, Harper County, and northwestern Woodward County in northwestern Oklahoma. Locations impacted include Laverne, Buffalo, Fort Supply, May, and Selman.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 10:52 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 11 miles north of Selman to 7 miles south of Buffalo to 4 miles south of Laverne, moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Impacts include hail damage to vehicles, considerable tree damage, and wind damage likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Timeline
The warning is in effect from 10:53 PM CDT on June 21 until midnight CDT on June 22.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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