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State: OK Total alerts: 21 Updated: Sep 12, 2026 4:59pm CDT

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Area
Ellis, OK; Harper, OK
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 12 at 4:58PM CDT until September 12 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Norman OK

At 457 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located just southwest of Laverne, moving east at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Laverne and May.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Area
Canadian, OK; Kingfisher, OK
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 12 at 4:57PM CDT until September 12 at 5:45PM CDT by NWS Norman OK

SVROUN The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Kingfisher County in central Oklahoma... Northeastern Canadian County in central Oklahoma... * Until 545 PM CDT. * At 456 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles west of Cimarron City to 6 miles east of Okarche, moving east-southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Kingfisher, Piedmont, Okarche, and Cashion.

Special Weather Statement

Area
Sevier; Howard; Little River; McCurtain
Special Weather Statement issued September 12 at 4:54PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA

At 454 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms 19 miles north of Broken Bow, or 23 miles northwest of De Queen, moving south at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... De Queen, Dierks, Horatio, Umpire, Broken Bow, Lockesburg, Gillham, Corinth, Athens, Center Point, Wright City, Hochatown, Eagletown, West Line, Plunketville, Watson, Cerrogordo, West Otis and Sherwood.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Area
Pottawatomie, OK
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 12 at 4:51PM CDT until September 12 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Norman OK

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. However, gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Area
Beaver, OK
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 12 at 4:50PM CDT until September 12 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX

The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for the Panhandle of Oklahoma.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Area
Kingfisher, OK
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 12 at 4:49PM CDT until September 12 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Norman OK

At 449 PM CDT, the leading edge of severe thunderstorms was located along a line extending from 8 miles west of Cimarron City to 5 miles north of Piedmont, moving southeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Kingfisher and Cashion.

Special Weather Statement

Area
Pushmataha
Special Weather Statement issued September 12 at 4:48PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK

At 448 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 7 miles east of Cloudy, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern Pushmataha County.

Special Weather Statement

Area
Ottawa
Special Weather Statement issued September 12 at 4:35PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK

At 435 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm 4 miles southeast of Wyandotte, moving south at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations in or near the path include... Wyandotte... Twin Bridges State Park...

Special Weather Statement

Area
Beaver; Ochiltree; Lipscomb
Special Weather Statement issued September 12 at 4:31PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX

At 431 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Perryton, moving north at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Perryton, Booker, and Bryans Corner.

Special Weather Statement

Area
Beaver
Special Weather Statement issued September 12 at 4:25PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX

At 425 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles east of Slapout, or 7 miles southwest of Laverne, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Slapout.

Special Weather Statement

Area
Pushmataha
Special Weather Statement issued September 12 at 4:23PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK

At 423 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles southeast of Albion to 4 miles northeast of Nashoba. Movement was southeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations in or near the path include... Nashoba...

Special Weather Statement

Area
Harper
Special Weather Statement issued September 12 at 4:23PM CDT by NWS Norman OK

At 423 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles southwest of Laverne, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Laverne.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Area
McCurtain, OK
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 12 at 4:10PM CDT until September 12 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA

SVRSHV The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... North Central McCurtain County in southeastern Oklahoma... * Until 500 PM CDT. * At 410 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 40 miles north of Broken Bow, or 49 miles northwest of De Queen, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Bethel, Sherwood, Battiest, Smithville, Pickens and Watson.

Special Weather Statement

Area
McCurtain
Special Weather Statement issued September 12 at 3:59PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA

At 359 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms 44 miles north of Broken Bow, or 52 miles northwest of De Queen, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Sherwood, Mount Herman, Bethel, Smithville, Battiest, Watson, Pickens and Plunketville.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Area
Alfalfa, OK; Blaine, OK; Canadian, OK; Cleveland, OK; Coal, OK; Custer, OK; Dewey, OK; Ellis, OK; Garfield, OK; Harper, OK; Hughes, OK; Kingfisher, OK; Lincoln, OK; Logan, OK; McClain, OK; Major, OK; Noble, OK; Oklahoma, OK; Payne, OK; Pontotoc, OK; Pottawatomie, OK; Roger Mills, OK; Seminole, OK; Woods, OK; Woodward, OK
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued September 12 at 3:44PM CDT until September 12 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Norman OK

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 667 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 25 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA CANADIAN CLEVELAND KINGFISHER LINCOLN LOGAN MCCLAIN OKLAHOMA PAYNE POTTAWATOMIE IN EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA PONTOTOC SEMINOLE IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA GARFIELD NOBLE IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA ALFALFA BLAINE DEWEY ELLIS HARPER MAJOR WOODS WOODWARD IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA COAL HUGHES IN WESTERN OKLAHOMA CUSTER ROGER MILLS THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADA, ALVA, ARNETT, BLANCHARD, BUFFALO, CARMEN, CHANDLER, CHEROKEE, CHEYENNE, CLINTON, COALGATE, CONCHO, DAVENPORT, EL RENO, ENID, FAIRVIEW, FARGO, GAGE, GEARY, GUTHRIE, HAMMON, HELENA, HENNESSEY, HOLDENVILLE, KINGFISHER, LAVERNE, LEEDEY, MEEKER, MOORE, MUSTANG, NEWCASTLE, NORMAN, OKARCHE, OKEENE, OKLAHOMA CITY, PERRY, PRAGUE, PURCELL, SEILING, SEMINOLE, SHATTUCK, SHAWNEE, STILLWATER, STROUD, TALOGA, VICI, WATONGA, WEATHERFORD, WELLSTON, WETUMKA, WEWOKA, WOODWARD, AND YUKON.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Area
Beaver, OK; Gray, TX; Hemphill, TX; Lipscomb, TX; Ochiltree, TX; Roberts, TX; Wheeler, TX
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued September 12 at 3:44PM CDT until September 12 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Amarillo TX

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 667 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF OKLAHOMA BEAVER IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS GRAY HEMPHILL LIPSCOMB OCHILTREE ROBERTS WHEELER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BEAVER, BOOKER, BRISCOE, CANADIAN, CODMAN, FARNSWORTH, FOLLETT, FORGAN, GLAZIER, HIGGINS, KINGSMILL, LAKE MARVIN, LELA, LORA, MIAMI, PAMPA, PERRYTON, SHAMROCK, TWITTY, WAKA, WHEELER, AND WOLF CREEK PARK.

Heat Advisory

Area
Sevier; Howard; Little River; Hempstead; Nevada; Miller; Lafayette; Columbia; Union; Caddo; Bossier; Webster; Claiborne; Lincoln; Union; De Soto; Red River; Bienville; Jackson; Ouachita; Sabine; Natchitoches; Winn; Grant; Caldwell; La Salle; McCurtain; Red River; Bowie; Franklin; Titus; Camp; Morris; Cass; Wood; Upshur; Marion; Smith; Gregg; Harrison; Cherokee; Rusk; Panola; Nacogdoches; Shelby; Angelina; San Augustine; Sabine
Heat Advisory issued September 12 at 1:21PM CDT until September 13 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 107. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Arkansas, north central and northwest Louisiana, southeast Oklahoma, and east and northeast Texas. * WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

Heat Advisory

Area
North and Central Sebastian; Southern Crawford; Central and Southern Franklin; Pushmataha; Choctaw; Okfuskee; Okmulgee; Muskogee; McIntosh; Pittsburg; Haskell; Latimer; Northern Le Flore; Central and Southern Sequoyah
Heat Advisory issued September 12 at 12:13PM CDT until September 12 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK

* WHAT...For the first Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 107. For the second Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 107 expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Arkansas and east central, northeast, and southeast Oklahoma. * WHEN...For the first Heat Advisory, until 7 PM CDT this evening. For the second Heat Advisory, from noon to 7 PM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses are possible especially impacting those not acclimated to the conditions or those performing strenuous activities.

Heat Advisory

Area
Washington; Nowata; Craig; Pawnee; Tulsa; Rogers; Mayes; Creek; Wagoner; Western Osage; Northern Sequoyah; Northeast Osage; Central Le Flore; Southeast Osage; Southern Le Flore
Heat Advisory issued September 12 at 12:13PM CDT until September 13 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 107 expected. * WHERE...Portions of east central, northeast, and southeast Oklahoma. * WHEN...From noon to 7 PM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses are possible especially impacting those not acclimated to the conditions or those performing strenuous activities.

Heat Advisory

Area
North and Central Sebastian; Southern Crawford; Central and Southern Franklin; Pushmataha; Choctaw; Okfuskee; Okmulgee; Muskogee; McIntosh; Pittsburg; Haskell; Latimer; Northern Le Flore; Central and Southern Sequoyah
Heat Advisory issued September 12 at 12:13PM CDT until September 13 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK

* WHAT...For the first Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 107. For the second Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 107 expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Arkansas and east central, northeast, and southeast Oklahoma. * WHEN...For the first Heat Advisory, until 7 PM CDT this evening. For the second Heat Advisory, from noon to 7 PM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses are possible especially impacting those not acclimated to the conditions or those performing strenuous activities.

Heat Advisory

Area
Beckham; Washita; Caddo; Canadian; Oklahoma; Grady; McClain; Cleveland; Pottawatomie; Seminole; Hughes; Harmon; Greer; Kiowa; Jackson; Tillman; Comanche; Stephens; Garvin; Murray; Pontotoc; Coal; Cotton; Jefferson; Carter; Johnston; Atoka; Love; Marshall; Bryan; Hardeman; Foard; Wilbarger; Wichita; Knox; Baylor; Archer; Clay
Heat Advisory issued September 12 at 2:32AM CDT until September 12 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Norman OK

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 109 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, southeast, southern, southwest, and western Oklahoma and northern Texas. * WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

SAFETY and DATA MESSAGE

When a severe thunderstorm warning is issued, the storm may produce damaging winds, large hail, dangerous lightning, and heavy rain. In some cases, heavy rainfall produced by a severe storm can also lead to flash flooding. Do not drive vehicles through flooded areas. The water depth or fast flowing water/mud/debris from a flash flood will make road conditions unsafe. Do not rely soley on data presented here or other third-party websites - always check your official national and local weather service agency website, socials, radio and/or TV stations for making critical decisions related to weather events.

Please carefully read each posted Warning and Alert as it relates to the area(s) being affected. We may provide a wider range of issued severe weather warnings for surrounding cities and counties, so some alerts may not directly impact this location. This is done to help with preparing for severe weather that may overlap or be heading towards Poteau.

Use the Radar Maps link provided to understand the trajectory of a storm.

For more official information about severe storms and how to stay safe, visit the National Weather Service's Severe Thunderstorm Safety page. We encourage you to also monitor Excessive Rainfall Forecasts on their Weather Prediction Center website.

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