Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Northern Texas Counties
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NOAA issued it on May 16, 2026, 3 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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NWS Norman has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Archer, Baylor, Clay, Wichita and Wilbarger counties in northern Texas until 11:30 PM CDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Northern Texas
- Issued
- May 16, 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 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northern Texas.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Norman OK. The alert is effective from 10:44 PM CDT on May 8, 2026 until 11:30 PM CDT on May 8, 2026.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Archer County, Baylor County, Clay County, Wichita County, and southeastern Wilbarger County in northern Texas. Locations impacted include Wichita Falls, Henrietta, Seymour, Archer City, Iowa Park, Electra, Holliday, Scotland, Dean, Windthorst, Bellevue, Megargel, Jolly, Lake Diversion, Westover, Bluegrove, Mabelle, Mankins, Red Springs, and Lake Arrowhead.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 10:44 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles south of Grayback to 7 miles southeast of Holliday to near Henrietta, moving south at 25 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
Timeline
The warning is in effect until 11:30 PM CDT on May 8, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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