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Carter County Emergency Management
Tuesday April 28th, 2026 :: 08:34 a.m. CDT

Alert

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN CARTER COUNTY UNTIL 9:15 AM 4/28/2026.

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Jefferson County in southern Oklahoma...
  Northwestern Love County in southern Oklahoma...
  Southwestern Carter County in southern Oklahoma...
  Clay County in northern Texas...
  East central Archer County in northern Texas...

* Until 915 AM CDT.

* At 825 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 4 miles east of Dean to 4 miles northeast of
  Windthorst, moving east at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to 
           mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
  Henrietta, Ryan, Petrolia, Scotland, Dean, Windthorst, Terral,
  Bellevue, Jolly, Sugden, Lake Arrowhead, Bluegrove, Grady, Oscar,
  Cornish, Petersburg, Joy, and Vashti.

Instructions:

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.

Address/Location
Carter County Emergency Management
107 1st Ave SW
Ardmore, OK 73401

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 580-223-7937

Alert Details

Severity:
Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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