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Last Map Update: Fri, Apr 17, 2026 at 5:26:35 am CDT

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Severe thunderstorms are expected on Friday afternoon, evening and night, especially across northern and central Oklahoma. Large hail, damaging wind gusts and low tornado risk are expected initially before a transition towards mainly a damaging wind risk into early Saturday morning.

Isolated storms will develop across northern Oklahoma prior to the cold front. As the cold front moves southward through Oklahoma during the evening and overnight hours, scattered storms will develop along the moving boundary into Saturday morning. All hazards are possible, but the greatest threat into the overnight hours will likely transition to damaging winds.

Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will be possible on Friday afternoon into evening across portions of western OK and western-north TX. A Red Flag Warning is in effect from 12 PM to 9 PM.

Gusty northerly winds are expected behind a cold front on Friday evening into Saturday morning.

Western Oklahoma into western-north Texas will see several days of at least elevated fire weather conditions into the middle of next week.

After storm chances on Friday, dry and cooler weather arrives for the weekend. Fire weather concern will continue across far western portions of the area into next week. Chances for rain and storms look to return by the middle to end of next week.

Local Weather History For April 17th...

Severe weather and flash flooding affected a small part of western
north Texas, into southwest and central Oklahoma on this date in
2013. At least five weak, short-lived tornadoes occurred from around
Odell and Harrold, Texas, up toward Grandfield and Lawton, Oklahoma.
Minor damage was reported with the tornadoes, but thankfully, no one
was hurt. Numerous reports of damaging wind and hail, along with very
heavy rain were also received across southwest and central Oklahoma.
The largest hail and strongest wind was seen from Snyder and Cache,
to Rush Springs and Chickasha. Significant flash flooding was also
seen around Medicine Park, Meers, Chickasha, and Newcastle, where
four to seven inches of rain fell in a short period of time.

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