Severe Thunderstorms and Flooding from the Southern Plains to the Great Lakes; Record Heat in the East

Widely scattered severe thunderstorms may produce damaging winds, hail, and flash flooding from the southern Plains into the lower Great Lakes. Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will persist across portions of the Southwest and Southern High Plains due to gusty winds and dry conditions. An early-season heatwave will challenge temperature records across the eastern U.S.. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Tue, May 19, 2026 at 8:10:33 am CDT

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Strong to severe thunderstorms remain possible through early afternoon.

Severe storms are possible into Tuesday as a cold front moves across the area.

There is a risk of severe thunderstorms on Friday across western Oklahoma into western north Texas. Be sure to check back for updates throughout the week.

Below-average to seasonable temperatures are expected into early next week. Showers and thunderstorms are possible each day for some areas.

Local Weather History For May 19th...

On Sunday the 19th in 2013, significant supercell storms quickly
developed along a dry line just west of the Oklahoma City metro area.
Most of the storms became tornadic in nature and moved eastward,
affecting several populated areas. Some of those impacted were
Edmond, Luther, Carney, Lake Thunderbird and far east Norman, western
Shawnee, and Prague. The most intense tornado occurred over far
western Shawnee near the Shawnee Reservoir, where EF-4 damage was
found before the tornado traveled north and crossed Interstate-40.
Two fatalities and numerous injuries were reported.

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