Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Northwestern Oklahoma Counties
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NOAA issued it on April 17, 2026, 4 months 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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A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for parts of Major, Woods, and Woodward counties in Oklahoma until 3:45 PM CDT, featuring golf ball-sized hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm
- Affected area
- Northwestern Oklahoma
- Issued
- April 17, 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 4 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northwestern Oklahoma.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning in Northwestern Oklahoma
Alert Details
The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for the affected areas. This alert is effective from April 17, 2026, at 3:07 PM CDT until April 17, 2026, at 3:45 PM CDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Southeastern Woods County, Northwestern Major County, and Southern Woodward County in northwestern Oklahoma. Specific locations impacted include Alva, Mooreland, Waynoka, Sharon, Dacoma, Mutual, Avard, Quinlan, Hopeton, and Bouse Junction.
What You Should Do
For your protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
Hazards include golf ball size hail, which is 1.75 inches, and 60 mph wind gusts. These conditions are radar indicated, with severe thunderstorms located 6 miles northeast of Quinlan and 5 miles south of Mooreland, moving northeast at 35 mph.
Timeline
The alert is effective from April 17, 2026, at 3:07 PM CDT and ends on April 17, 2026, at 3:45 PM CDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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