Oklahoma sees storm risk Friday and into weekend
THAT AS WELL. MEGHAN MOSLEY KOCO FIVE NEWS. LET’S TURN TO WEATHER NOW. WE DO HAVE STORM CHANCES FOR YOU AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND. CHIEF METEOROLOGIST DAMON LANE HERE TO BREAK IT DOWN. DAMON. I KNOW WE ALSO HAVE OUR CHASERS OUT RIGHT NOW. WE CERTAINLY DO, BECAUSE THERE’S STILL A CHANCE FOR SOME OF THESE STORMS AND SHOWERS TO COME INTO WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND PRODUCE SOME STRONG WINDS. SO WE HAVE AMANDA IN FAIRVIEW. THERE’S MICHAEL JUST EAST OF ELK CITY. AND THEN WE HAVE NICK RIGHT NOW DOWN IN HOBART, AND WE ARE WATCHING THESE LITTLE BLIPS THAT YOU SEE ON THE RADAR RIGHT NOW. I KNOW THEY DON’T LOOK LIKE A WHOLE LOT, AND THEY REALLY AREN’T DOING A WHOLE LOT YET. BUT AS WE GO INTO THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS, WE ARE GOING TO WATCH IT. RIGHT NOW, THE METRO, WE’RE OKAY. SO SEE THESE STORMS WAY OUT IN THE PANHANDLE. THESE HAVE BEEN PRODUCING A LOT OF LIGHTNING, AS STORMS TYPICALLY DO. THEY’RE NOT ALL THAT INTENSE. AND SO THERE HAVE BEEN A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF FIRES THAT HAVE BEEN BURNING IN BETWEEN LUBBOCK AND AMARILLO. ALSO SOUTH OF BOISE CITY, ALSO ON THE OKLAHOMA KANSAS BORDER FROM YESTERDAY AND TODAY. SO WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO WATCH FOR SOME OF THESE STORMS OR SOME OF THESE SHOWERS. IF THERE’S AN ISOLATED LIGHTNING STRIKE, IT COULD PRODUCE A FIRE BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN SO DRY OUT ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA THAT THINGS JUST HAVEN’T CLEANED UP THE WAY THAT THEY NORMALLY DO THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. SO LET ME SHOW YOU THE LATEST RISK THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE FOR THIS EVENING. WHAT WE’RE WORKING WITH HERE, IT’S MARGINAL FOR OKC. IT PICKS UP OUT ACROSS NORTHWEST. OUR MAIN THREAT TONIGHT WILL BE WINDS 5060 UP TO 70MPH. AND THE STRONGEST OF STORMS THERE. SO VISIBLE SATELLITE DOES SHOW SOME ATTEMPTS HERE. SOME SHOWERS TRYING TO GO UP. BUT IT IS SO DRY AT THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE THAT YOU’RE GOING TO LOOK AT THE RADAR THIS EVENING AND SAY, OH, IT DOESN’T REALLY LOOK ALL THAT BAD. BUT UNDERNEATH OF THOSE SHOWERS AND STORMS, THERE WILL BE SOME STRONG WINDS. WE’LL WATCH THIS ONE BY CEILING AT ABOUT SEVEN OUT BY ELK CITY AROUND SEVEN. AND THEN AS THIS ACTIVITY BEGINS TO DIMINISH, THIS RIGHT HERE, THIS LITTLE LIGHT GREEN STRETCH RUNS FROM HOBART UP TO WATONGA. THIS IS LIKELY GOING TO BE WHAT WE CALL A HEAT BURST RIGHT AROUND 10:00. AND AS THAT HAPPENS, THE WINDS CAN GET REALLY STRONG UP TO 50 AND 60MPH. TEMPERATURES CAN ALSO SPIKE REALLY FAST, BUT THERE’S HARDLY ANY RAIN FALLING OUT OF THE SKY. SO WE NEED THAT. WE NEED THAT RAIN TO COME IN AND COOL US DOWN. LOOK HOW HOT WE ARE RIGHT NOW. 91 IN OKLAHOMA CITY. THIS IS THE HOTTEST WE’VE BEEN ALL DAY LONG. 106 RIGHT NOW FROM MANGUM TO ALTUS. THIS IS WHY WE NEED RAIN TO NOT MAKE IT FEEL LIKE JULY AND AUGUST IN THE MIDDLE OF MAY. BUT THAT’S WHAT WE’RE WORKING WITH RIGHT NOW. LOWS TONIGHT ARE STILL VERY MILD, ONLY DOWN TO AROUND 70 DEGREES FOR TOMORROW. 80S AND 90S. WE SHOULD BE IN THE 70S THIS TIME OF YEAR FOR HIGHS. WE’RE WELL ABOVE THAT. SO THE CHANCE FOR STORMS TOMORROW IS PRETTY LOW. IT’S A MARGINAL RISK FOR WESTERN OKLAHOMA, VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE’RE DEALING WITH FOR TODAY. WIND INDEX RIGHT NOW SITTING AT ABOUT A ABOUT 50 TO 60 MILE AN HOUR WIND THREAT OUT ACROSS WEST, 20% CHANCE OF STORMS BEST, NOTHING GREATER THAN THAT. TOMORROW IS GOING TO BE PRETTY DRY. THEN AS WE GO INTO SUNDAY, THAT’S A SLIGHT RISK FROM ALVA BUFFALO WOODWARD DOWN TO ELK CITY. SURROUNDING THAT WILL BE A MARGINAL RISK. RIGHT NOW, OUR TORNADO INDEX, IT’S LOW, BUT WE’LL HAVE TO WATCH IT, ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA. SOME OF THE NEWEST DATA COMING IN SHOWS AN ISOLATED STORM TRYING TO GO UP BETWEEN BUFFALO, WOODWARD AND ALVA AROUND 5:00 AND THEN QUICKLY RUNS INTO KANSAS BY SEVEN. THAT’S ABOUT IT. BUT MONDAY HAS MY ATTENTION AND I HOPE IT HAS YOUR ATTENTION AS WELL, BECAUSE THERE’S ALREADY AN ENHANCED RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER FROM KINGFISHER STILLWATER PONCA CITY METRO SOUTH. THAT’S A SLIGHT RISK BETWEEN 3 AND 10. I ALREADY HAVE OUR TORNADO INDEX AT A SIX IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA. THAT’S A MODERATE CHANCE OF A TORNADO INDEX OUT OF FOUR RIGHT NOW. IT’S AN ELEVATED CHANCE ACROSS THE METRO AND WAY OUT TO THE WEST. MONDAY CERTAINLY HAS A VERY HIGH CEILING FOR IT, SO WE WILL HAVE TO WATCH IT. SO FOR THE WEEKEND STORM CHANCES, VERY LOW TORNADO RISK PEAKS ON MONDAY. MOORE STORM CHANCES CONTINUE FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, WHICH IS NEXT WEEK. AND I’VE HAD A LOT OF Y’ALL MESSAGE ME YOU’RE DOING THINGS OUTDOORS, BUT JUST KNOW THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE MORE STORMS ON THE WAY. SO RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER CONTINUES UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. WE’LL GET A BREAK FROM THE SEVERE WEATHER CHANCES WITH THAT NORTHERLY WIND IN HERE. AND THEN WE’LL WATCH FOR MORE STORMS. WIDESPREAD, M
TIMELINE: Storms with damaging winds potential Friday; extreme climate risk this weekend
Updated: 5:39 PM CDT May 15, 2026
The string of alert days continues as there’s one other risk of extreme climate on Friday, and extra storms are anticipated via the weekend and into the start of subsequent week. >> Go to the KOCO climate web page | Get KOCO on the Go | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channel | Sign up for KOCO 5’s Morning NewsletterKOCO 5 Meteorologist Joseph Neubauer reveals what that you must know. Scroll right down to be taught extra. Friday Storm Risk A stage 2 slight risk has been issued for much northwestern Oklahoma, and there is a stage 1 marginal risk in western and central Oklahoma. The stage 2 risk zone consists of areas close to Seiling, Woodward, Alva, Buffalo, Beaver, and Guymon. Areas within the stage 1 risk zone embrace the OKC metro, Duncan, Lawton, Altus, Hollis, Hobart, Elk City, Clinton, Hinton, El Reno, Cheyenne, Kingfisher, Enid, Perry, Ponca City, and Cherokee. Storms may produce damaging 60-70 mph winds within the stage 1 risk zone. There’s additionally an opportunity for remoted and scattered 70-80 mph wind gusts within the stage 2 risk zone. There will not be a twister risk with Friday’s storms. Storms are going to be very scattered and remoted in the course of the late afternoon and night. We ought to be clear after 11 pm and midnight. Saturday Storm Risk The extreme climate risk is in western Oklahoma on Saturday, and it doesn’t embrace the OKC metro. A stage 1 marginal risk has been issued for areas close to Altus, Hollis, Hobart, Elk City, Clinton, Hinton, Cheyenne, Seiling, Woodward, Cherokee, Alva, Buffalo, and Beaver in addition to west of Lawton, Chickasha, El Reno, Kingfisher, and Enid. The cap is predicted to be sturdy, and it is a conditional day on Saturday. So, storms can be fairly spotty in the course of the afternoon and night and in all probability keep in Kansas. Sunday Storm Risk The storm risk ramps up on Sunday, with a stage 2 slight risk in northern and central Oklahoma. Areas included within the risk zone are the OKC metro, Woodward, Seiling, Alva, Cherokee, Ponca City, Perry, Stillwater, Enid, Hinton, Kingfisher, and El Reno. There’s additionally a stage 1 marginal risk for the remainder of Oklahoma besides for much southeastern Oklahoma and the western a part of the Panhandle. These storms may produce greater hail and a twister risk. KOCO 5 First Alert Weather Team, led by Chief Meteorologist Damon Lane, has been licensed by WeatherFee as offering the Most Accurate Forecast in Oklahoma City for 14 consecutive years. This excellent achievement underscores KOCO 5’s unwavering dedication to delivering dependable climate forecasts to viewers.
The string of alert days continues as there’s one other risk of extreme climate on Friday, and extra storms are anticipated via the weekend and into the start of subsequent week.
>> Go to the KOCO weather page | Get KOCO on the Go | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channel | Sign up for KOCO 5’s Morning Newsletter
KOCO 5 Meteorologist Joseph Neubauer reveals what that you must know. Scroll right down to be taught extra.
Friday Storm Risk
A stage 2 slight risk has been issued for much northwestern Oklahoma, and there is a stage 1 marginal risk in western and central Oklahoma.
The stage 2 risk zone consists of areas close to Seiling, Woodward, Alva, Buffalo, Beaver, and Guymon. Areas within the stage 1 risk zone embrace the OKC metro, Duncan, Lawton, Altus, Hollis, Hobart, Elk City, Clinton, Hinton, El Reno, Cheyenne, Kingfisher, Enid, Perry, Ponca City, and Cherokee.
Storms may produce damaging 60-70 mph winds within the stage 1 risk zone. There’s additionally an opportunity for remoted and scattered 70-80 mph wind gusts within the stage 2 risk zone.
There will not be a twister risk with Friday’s storms.
Storms are going to be very scattered and remoted in the course of the late afternoon and night. We ought to be clear after 11 pm and midnight.
Saturday Storm Risk
The extreme climate risk is in western Oklahoma on Saturday, and it doesn’t embrace the OKC metro.
A stage 1 marginal risk has been issued for areas close to Altus, Hollis, Hobart, Elk City, Clinton, Hinton, Cheyenne, Seiling, Woodward, Cherokee, Alva, Buffalo, and Beaver in addition to west of Lawton, Chickasha, El Reno, Kingfisher, and Enid.
The cap is predicted to be sturdy, and it is a conditional day on Saturday. So, storms can be fairly spotty in the course of the afternoon and night and in all probability keep in Kansas.
Sunday Storm Risk
The storm risk ramps up on Sunday, with a stage 2 slight risk in northern and central Oklahoma. Areas included within the risk zone are the OKC metro, Woodward, Seiling, Alva, Cherokee, Ponca City, Perry, Stillwater, Enid, Hinton, Kingfisher, and El Reno.
There’s additionally a stage 1 marginal risk for the remainder of Oklahoma besides for much southeastern Oklahoma and the western a part of the Panhandle.
These storms may produce greater hail and a twister risk.
KOCO 5 First Alert Weather Team, led by Chief Meteorologist Damon Lanehas been licensed by WeatherFee as offering the Most Accurate Forecast in Oklahoma City for 14 consecutive years. This excellent achievement underscores KOCO 5’s unwavering dedication to delivering dependable climate forecasts to viewers.
