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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 14 at 8:56PM CDT until October 14 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Norman OK

Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Comanche, OK; Cotton, OK; Tillman, OK; Clay, TX; Wichita, TX. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.

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Bulletin issued
15 October 2026 at 01:56 UTC
First saved by us
15 October 2026 at 01:28 UTC
Last included in a daily record
15 October 2026

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Source classification
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Issuer / area
NWS Norman OK · Comanche, OK; Cotton, OK; Tillman, OK; Clay, TX; Wichita, TX
Certainty / urgency
Observed / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end)
15 October 2026 at 02:15 UTC
Forecast onset / end
15 October 2026 at 01:56 UTC / 15 October 2026 at 02:15 UTC

Archived official description

At 855 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 3 miles south of Indiahoma to 4 miles north of Cookietown to 5 miles north of Sheppard AFB, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Western Lawton, Burkburnett, Walters, Cache, Geronimo, Grandfield, Chattanooga, Randlett, Indiahoma, Devol, Faxon, Hollister, Loveland, Cookietown, southwestern Fort Sill, Taylor, Charlie, Cashion, and southern Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge.

Instructions in this archived message

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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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    Title
    Before

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 14 at 8:26PM CDT until October 14 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Norman OK

    After

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 14 at 8:56PM CDT until October 14 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Norman OK

    Source updated
    Before

    15 October 2026 at 01:26 UTC

    After

    15 October 2026 at 01:56 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    15 October 2026 at 01:26 UTC

    After

    15 October 2026 at 01:56 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    15 October 2026 at 01:26 UTC

    After

    15 October 2026 at 01:56 UTC

    Message type
    Before

    Alert

    After

    Update

    Source status
    Before

    Source alert

    After

    Source update

    Reported area
    Before

    Comanche, OK; Cotton, OK; Tillman, OK; Clay, TX; Wichita, TX; Wilbarger, TX

    After

    Comanche, OK; Cotton, OK; Tillman, OK; Clay, TX; Wichita, TX

    Source summary
    Before

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Comanche, OK; Cotton, OK; Tillman, OK; Clay, TX; Wichita, TX; Wilbarger, TX. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.

    After

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Comanche, OK; Cotton, OK; Tillman, OK; Clay, TX; Wichita, TX. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.

    Official description
    Before

    SVROUN The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Comanche County in southwestern Oklahoma... Cotton County in southwestern Oklahoma... Tillman County in southwestern Oklahoma... Northwestern Clay County in northern Texas... Northern Wichita County in northern Texas... Northeastern Wilbarger County in northern Texas... * Until 915 PM CDT. * At 826 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles south of Tipton to 9 miles southwest of Loveland to 6 miles north of Mankins, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Locations impacted include... Western Lawton, Burkburnett, Frederick, Walters, Cache, Electra, Geronimo, Grandfield, Chattanooga, Randlett, Indiahoma, Manitou, Devol, Faxon, Hollister, Loveland, Cookietown, southwestern Fort Sill, Taylor, and Haynesville.

    After

    At 855 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 3 miles south of Indiahoma to 4 miles north of Cookietown to 5 miles north of Sheppard AFB, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Western Lawton, Burkburnett, Walters, Cache, Geronimo, Grandfield, Chattanooga, Randlett, Indiahoma, Devol, Faxon, Hollister, Loveland, Cookietown, southwestern Fort Sill, Taylor, Charlie, Cashion, and southern Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge.

    Official instructions
    Before

    Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with…

    After

    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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with…

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9a28a78cd6cb7cbca8e7b86314b8a13b89164510.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.de5ca38e90fc4b8609229e6ac001c747d7092ba1.002.1

    Bulletin issued: 15 October 2026 at 01:56 UTC

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First saved record · 15 October 2026 at 01:28 UTC

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    Our first saved version of Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 14 at 8:26PM CDT until October 14 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Norman OK. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 15 October 2026 at 01:26 UTC

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    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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