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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 14 at 9:37PM CDT until October 14 at 9:45PM CDT by NWS Norman OK

Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Comanche, OK; Cotton, OK; Grady, OK; Jefferson, OK; Stephens, OK; Clay, TX. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.

Bulletin issued
15 October 2026 at 02:37 UTC
First saved by us
15 October 2026 at 02:13 UTC
Last included in a daily record
15 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area
NWS Norman OK · Comanche, OK; Cotton, OK; Grady, OK; Jefferson, OK; Stephens, OK; Clay, TX
Certainty / urgency
Observed / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end)
15 October 2026 at 02:45 UTC
Forecast onset / end
15 October 2026 at 02:37 UTC / 15 October 2026 at 02:45 UTC

Archived official description

At 936 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles south of Sterling to 4 miles southeast of Comanche to near Ryan, 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... Duncan, Marlow, Waurika, Elgin, Comanche, Fletcher, Ryan, Sterling, Byers, Hastings, Addington, Sugden, Waurika Lake, Corum, southeastern Lake Ellsworth, eastern Fort Sill, Central High, Empire City, and Hulen.

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 9:18PM CDT until October 14 at 9:45PM CDT by NWS Norman OK

    After

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 14 at 9:37PM CDT until October 14 at 9:45PM CDT by NWS Norman OK

    Source updated
    Before

    15 October 2026 at 02:18 UTC

    After

    15 October 2026 at 02:37 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    15 October 2026 at 02:18 UTC

    After

    15 October 2026 at 02:37 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    15 October 2026 at 02:18 UTC

    After

    15 October 2026 at 02:37 UTC

    Official description
    Before

    At 917 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Fort Sill to 4 miles northeast of Temple to 4 miles northeast of Byers to near Petrolia, moving east at 45 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... Lawton, Duncan, Marlow, Walters, Waurika, Elgin, Comanche, Geronimo, Fletcher, Temple, Ryan, Sterling, Petrolia, Byers, Medicine Park, Hastings, Addington, Sugden, Corum, and Waurika Lake.

    After

    At 936 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles south of Sterling to 4 miles southeast of Comanche to near Ryan, 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... Duncan, Marlow, Waurika, Elgin, Comanche, Fletcher, Ryan, Sterling, Byers, Hastings, Addington, Sugden, Waurika Lake, Corum, southeastern Lake Ellsworth, eastern Fort Sill, Central High, Empire City, and Hulen.

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0ea5d176c6ea6135d15d7c837776feb0a54f26d7.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b848804195f6f04df3729dadc909994ee4efc273.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 15 October 2026 at 02:37 UTC

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  2. Saved by us

    Version 2

    Source status changed

    Title
    Before

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 14 at 9:06PM CDT until October 14 at 9:45PM CDT by NWS Norman OK

    After

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 14 at 9:18PM CDT until October 14 at 9:45PM CDT by NWS Norman OK

    Source updated
    Before

    15 October 2026 at 02:06 UTC

    After

    15 October 2026 at 02:18 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    15 October 2026 at 02:06 UTC

    After

    15 October 2026 at 02:18 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    15 October 2026 at 02:06 UTC

    After

    15 October 2026 at 02:18 UTC

    Message type
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    Alert

    After

    Update

    Source status
    Before

    Source alert

    After

    Source update

    Official description
    Before

    SVROUN The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Comanche County in southwestern Oklahoma... Northwestern Jefferson County in southern Oklahoma... Southwestern Grady County in central Oklahoma... Western Stephens County in southern Oklahoma... Cotton County in southwestern Oklahoma... Northern Clay County in northern Texas... * Until 945 PM CDT. * At 906 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 3 miles east of Cache to 5 miles west of Temple to 3 miles northwest of Petrolia to near Dean, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Lawton, Duncan, Marlow, Walters, Waurika, Cache, Elgin, Comanche, Geronimo, Fletcher, Temple, Ryan, Sterling, Petrolia, Byers, Randlett, Medicine Park, Hastings, Faxon, and Addington.

    After

    At 917 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Fort Sill to 4 miles northeast of Temple to 4 miles northeast of Byers to near Petrolia, moving east at 45 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... Lawton, Duncan, Marlow, Walters, Waurika, Elgin, Comanche, Geronimo, Fletcher, Temple, Ryan, Sterling, Petrolia, Byers, Medicine Park, Hastings, Addington, Sugden, Corum, and Waurika Lake.

    Official instructions
    Before

    For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with t…

    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 t…

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2a7b06f384c6cdcfa5e669b488a240a3ff7b5ee1.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0ea5d176c6ea6135d15d7c837776feb0a54f26d7.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 15 October 2026 at 02:18 UTC

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First saved record · 15 October 2026 at 02:13 UTC
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    Our first saved version of Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 14 at 9:06PM CDT until October 14 at 9:45PM CDT by NWS Norman OK. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 15 October 2026 at 02:06 UTC

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