WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — Storms are expected to make their way across Texoma counties Thursday night, March 23, 2023, and may continue overnight into early Friday morning, March 24, 2023.

Stick with Texoma’s Weather Authority on Texoma’s Homepage as we continually update this story below as new alerts are issued and more information becomes available.

UPDATE: Thursday, March 23, 2023, at 9:00 p.m.

The National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma, has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for multiple Texoma counties lasting until 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 23, 2023.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued in Baylor County, Texas, until 9:30 p.m. At 8:40 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located near Seymour, moving east-northeast at 35 miles per hour. Potential hazards include ping-pong-ball-sized hail, up to 1.5 inches, and wind gusts of over 60 miles per hour.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued in Comanche County, Oklahoma, until 9:30 p.m. At 8:39 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located near Lake Ellsworth, moving northeast at 55 miles per hour. Potential hazards include half-dollar-sized hail, up to 1.25 inches, and wind gusts of over 60 miles per hour.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued in Cotton, Jefferson, and Stephens Counties in Oklahoma, until 9:30 p.m. At 8:37 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located near Temple, moving east at 45 miles per hour. Potential hazards include half-dollar-sized hail, up to 1.25 inches, and wind gusts of over 60 miles per hour.

UPDATE: Thursday, March 23, 2023, at 8:30 p.m.

The National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma, has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for multiple Texoma counties just after 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 23, 2023.

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The following counties in Texas are currently under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch:

Archer County — Until 9 p.m.
Baylor County — Two warnings, until 8:45 p.m. and 9 p.m.
Clay County — Until 8:45 p.m.
Knox County — Until 8:45 p.m.
Wichita County — Until 9 p.m.
Wilbarger County — Until 9 p.m.

The following counties in Oklahoma are currently under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch:

Comanche, Cotton, and Tillman Counties — Until 8:45 p.m.

The National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma, has located the following severe thunderstorms in Texoma:

8:00 p.m. (Clay County, Texas and Cotton County, Okla. Affected) — Severe thunderstorm located 4 miles west of Burkburnett, moving northeast at 30 miles per hour; threats include tennis-ball-sized hail and wind gusts of up to 60 miles per hour
8:05 p.m. (Baylor and Knox Counties Affected) — Severe thunderstorm located near Rhineland, moving northeast at 45 miles per hour; threats include half-dollar-sized hail and wind gusts of up to 60 miles per hour
8:07 p.m. (Archer, Baylor, Wichita, and Wilbarger Counties Affected) — Severe thunderstorm located near Lake Kemp, moving northeast at 45 miles per hour; threats include half-dollar-sized hail and wind gusts of up to 60 miles per hour

KFDX/KJTL’s Chief Meteorologist Michael Bohling said in a Facebook post that residents of Seymour could see large hail up to the size of tennis balls by 8:30 p.m.

UPDATE: Thursday, March 23, 2023, at 7:55 p.m.

At 7:41 p.m. on Thursday, March 23, 2023, the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma, issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for northern Wichita County in Texas until 8:30 p.m. on Thursday.

A severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles east of Electra, moving east at 35 miles per hour. Radar-indicated threats include hail up to 1.5 inches, about ping-pong ball-sized, and wind gusts of over 60 miles per hour.

At 7:17 p.m. on Thursday, March 23, 2023, the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma, issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Foard and Knox Counties in Texas until 8 p.m. on Thursday.

Additionally, Knox County is under a Flash Flood Warning until 10:15 p.m. on Thursday, March 23, 2023.

Most counties in Texoma not included in the latest Severe Thunderstorm Warning remain under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 11 p.m. on Thursday, March 23, 2023.

UPDATE: Thursday, March 23, 2023, at 6:20 p.m.

At 6:11 p.m. on Thursday, March 23, 2023, the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma, issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Baylor, Foard, Knox, and Wilbarger Counties in Texas until 7 p.m. on Thursday.

A severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles east of Gilliland, moving northeast at 20 miles per hour. Additional thunderstorms were located just northeast of Benjamin and about 8 miles west of Knox City.

Radar-indicated threats include hail up to 1.5 inches, about ping-pong ball-sized, and wind gusts of over 60 miles per hour.

Most counties in Texoma not included in the latest Severe Thunderstorm Warning remain under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 11 p.m. on Thursday, March 23, 2023.

UPDATE: Thursday, March 23, 2023, at 4:19 p.m.

At 4:15 p.m. on Thursday, the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma, issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Comanche, Cotton, and Tillman Counties in Oklahoma until 5 p.m.

Potential threats for the warned areas include wind speeds of up to 60 miles per hour and hail up to an inch in diameter.

The warning issued for Wichita and Wilbarger Counties was allowed to expire at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday, March 23, 2023.

At 3:34 p.m. on Thursday, the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma, issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Wichita and Wilbarger Counties in Texas as well as Tillman County in Oklahoma until 4:15 p.m. on Thursday, March 23, 2023.

The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for the following counties in Texoma; Archer, Baylor, Clay, Comanche, Cotton, Foard, Hardeman, Haskell, Jackson, Jefferson, King, Kiowa, Knox, Stephens, Stonewall, Throckmorton, Tillman, Wichita and Wilbarger until 11 p.m. on March 23, 2023.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means that the atmospheric conditions are right to produce a severe thunderstorm.

The main threat for large to very large hail will come in the afternoon and evening hours. Strong wind gusts will be possible during this time as well. The tornado threat is low, but not zero.

The storms that arrive in the overnight hours are more likely to produce strong wind gusts along with some large hail. These storms will be most likely across the southeastern half of the area.