Storm near Oklahoma City
Friday, April 3, 2026
- Largest hail
- 0.75 inpenny
- Strongest wind
- 81 mphgust
- Tornadoes
- 2reported
- Reports
- 7within 16 mi
7 reports
- 0.75 in hail (penny)11.0 mi W of central Oklahoma City3.1 mi SSE of Yukon · Canadian County · Public
The report was relayed through mPING.
- Tornado (EF1)7.0 mi SSW of central Oklahoma City0.3 mi NE of (Okc)Will Rogers Apt · Oklahoma County · NWS Storm Survey
A spotter, chaser and an Oklahoma Highway Patrol officer each reported seeing this tornado near Interstate 44 and Interstate 240 on the southwest side of Oklahoma City. This tornado likely developed on the airport grounds of Will Rogers International Airport, south or southeast of the terminal building and moved east southeast, although thunderstorm wind damage was also observed on the airport grounds. After passing over Portland Avenue and damaging a road sign on Interstate 44, the tornado then hit Oklahoma City Community College (OCCC) breaking a few windows on campus. Continuing east-southeast, the tornado damaged roofs and trees near SW 81st Street and Villa Avenue, and damaged a mobile home near SW 82nd Street and Pennsylvania Avenue.
- 63 mph gust (measured)7.4 mi SSW of central Oklahoma City0.1 mi S of (Okc)Will Rogers Apt · Oklahoma County · ASOS
Oklahoma City Will Rogers International Airport (KOKC) observation. Wind gust associated with a nearby tornadic circulation.
- 64 mph gust (estimated)11.4 mi S of central Oklahoma City4.5 mi WSW of Moore · Cleveland County · Public
An image of a large tree snapped in half was shared on social media. The event time is estimated based on radar observations.
- Tornado (EF0)6.2 mi SE of central Oklahoma City1.9 mi NE of Valley Brook · Oklahoma County · Emergency Manager
This tornado was embedded within a larger area of wind damage. Oklahoma City Emergency Management reported areas of tree damage from just southeast of SE 44th St and Bryant Road to along SE 48th Street and SE 47th Street east of Sooner Road, or just west of Tinker AFB. One tree near Southeast 48th Street and Royal Lane was blown onto a mobile home.
- 81 mph gust (estimated)7.1 mi ESE of central Oklahoma City7.6 mi NNE of Moore · Oklahoma County · Other Federal Agency
An estimated wind gust near the intersection of Sooner Road and Southeast 29th Street.
- 70 mph gust (estimated)8.8 mi E of central Oklahoma City0.6 mi ENE of Midwest City · Oklahoma County · Public
A social media report of trees blown down near the intersection of Reno Avenue and Woodside Drive. The event time is estimated based on radar observations.
Also hit that day: Norman, OK, Moore, OK
What the National Weather Service wrote
A high-amplitude (closed) upper storm system moved eastward across the Rockies on the 3rd and fostered a severe convective episode across portions of Oklahoma and western-north Texas. Initial thunderstorm development during the afternoon focused along a cold front from southwest into north-central Oklahoma, with a mix of multicell and supercell storm modes producing hail. Later in the evening, an intense complex of thunderstorms moved from west-central into east-central Oklahoma, including across the Oklahoma City Metropolitan area. This cluster produced swaths of damaging winds and several tornadoes. By the late evening, increasing frontal thunderstorms moved towards the Red River, producing intermittent wind gusts/damage and flooding.