Oklahoma Severe Thunderstorm Warning Severe | Effective 04-17-2026 17:21

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 7:21PM CDT until April 17 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Norman OK
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 17, 2026 - 5:21pm
Expires: 
April 17, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
At 720 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Okeene, moving east at 35 mph. THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR HOMESTEAD AND OKEENE. HAZARD...Baseball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be severely injured. Expect shattered windows, extensive damage to roofs, siding, and vehicles. Locations impacted include... Okeene, Ames, Isabella, Southard, and Homestead.
Instruction: 
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
SNM:TORMENTA DE GRANIZO DESTRUCTIVA en esta area hasta 800 PM CDT. Tome refugio ahora
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE TORMENTA SEVERA en efecto para esta area hasta las 8:00 PM CDT por granizo DESTRUCTIVO del tamano de una pelota de beisbol. Tome refugio en un edificio, alejado de las ventanas. Las personas y los animales al aire libre seran gravemente heridos.
Area Description: 
Blaine, OK; Kingfisher, OK; Major, OK
Forcast Office: 
NWS Norman OK