Severe weather threat 4/23/26 (Central/Southern Plains)

[Ozonelayer]

It's hitting plenty of farmsteads right now and its slightly more dense as it rached highway 412. bad bad bad.

 

[Grand Poo Bah]

2026 is officially no longer 2018'ing. This is the strongest tornado we've seen in years. An absolute Oklahoma monster

 

[Chris3024]

May have quickly cycled

 

[VultureDirge89]

The Enid tornado is looking an awful lot like Rozel 2013 right now.

 

[lurker]

Man I wish this website worked better sometimes. Frustrating to have so much lag at a time like this.

 

[UpperLevelLOL]

Yikes it's heading north towards Enid

 

[VultureDirge89]

2026 is officially no longer 2018'ing. This is the strongest tornado we've seen in years. An absolute Oklahoma monster

I'm not sure sure if I'd rank it as stronger than Enderlin and London just yet, but still definitely violent.

 

[WeathermanLeprechaun]

Guys, i am literally shaking. I feel like I am watching one of those May 2013 tornadoes right now from that period. This thing is extremely violent.

 

[TheSuckZone]

Gut wrenching to watch but this thing is flattening and launching everything it touches. Big problems

 

[Chris3024]

That thing has major deviant motion, from Scott Peakes point of view.

 

[kcyalater]

i have no idea what i’m watching. it’s moving spontaneously. i’m sick.

 

[UpperLevelLOL]

Roping out, though no reason that this can't drop another one

 

[WeathermanLeprechaun]

Quick note: this tornado has deviated very subtly, the tornado is that violent it can genuinely not maintain one single direction.

This is almost like watching something out of that 2013 sequence again

 

[TornadoFan]

Good god, I can't believe this.....

 

[lake.effect]

this thing has been on the ground for like 20 minutes

 

[TornadoFan]

Scott Peake doing search and rescue now.

 

[eep]

Original tor producer is wrapping up again.

 

[Ozonelayer]

SPC expects it to not let up over the next few hours. A range of 140-170 MPH.

"329
ACUS11 KWNS 240141
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 240140
OKZ000-KSZ000-240345-

Mesoscale Discussion 0512
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0840 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026

Areas affected...north central Oklahoma

Concerning...Tornado Watch 137...

Valid 240140Z - 240345Z

The severe weather threat for Tornado Watch 137 continues.

SUMMARY...The risk of tornadoes remains concentrated over
north-central Oklahoma for the next few hours.

DISCUSSION...Supercells have been producing strong tornadoes, most
recently with a lone storm along the dryline and just south of Enid
OK, with others within the complex storm cluster from Kay into Osage
counties. The large CAPE, steep midlevel lapse rate environment
continues to support tremendous updrafts, while the low-level jet
increases in speed, enhancing shear.

Even if storms eventually merge, the strong low-level shear and
ample instability will still favor periodic rotation/tornadoes,
along with damaging winds later this evening.

..Jewell.. 04/24/2026

ATTN...WFO...TSA...ICT...OUN...

LAT...LON 36969698 37089628 36939595 36639596 36319638 36219689
36129787 36199808 36329797 36629775 36969698

MOST PROBABLE PEAK TORNADO INTENSITY...140-170 MPH
MOST PROBABLE PEAK WIND GUST...65-80 MPH
MOST PROBABLE PEAK HAIL SIZE...2.00-3.50 IN
"

 

[Tennie]

I don't know if it's still down, but if it is, it's almost likely going to hit the Enid Regional Airport.

Also, it looks like there's some substantial debris centrifuging going on if I'm reading the CC correctly.

 

[Kds86z]

on my latop cuz this tornado broke this server...couldnt load for ever