Woods County Emergency Management

Woods County Emergency Management The Woods County Emergency Management page is setup to help prepare and inform people of Woods County Oklahoma of emergency situations.

06/02/2026

06/02/2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 1 at 11:15PM CDT until June 2 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Norman OK

Alfalfa, OK; Harper, OK; Major, OK; Woods, OK; Woodward, OK

SVROUN

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Woods County in northwestern Oklahoma...
Southeastern Harper County in northwestern Oklahoma...
Alfalfa County in northwestern Oklahoma...
Northwestern Major County in northwestern Oklahoma...
Northeastern Woodward County in northwestern Oklahoma...

* Until midnight CDT.

* At 1115 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles west of Hardtner to 7 miles northwest of
Quinlan, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Alva, Cherokee, Waynoka, Carmen, Freedom, Aline, Burlington,
Dacoma, Amorita, Byron, Lambert, Alabaster Caverns State Park,
Quinlan, Avard, Ingersoll, Driftwood, Capron, western Great Salt
Plains Lake, Waldron, and Hopeton.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

06/02/2026
06/02/2026

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 1 at 9:21PM CDT until June 2 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Norman OK

Alfalfa, OK; Ellis, OK; Garfield, OK; Grant, OK; Harper, OK; Kay, OK; Major, OK; Noble, OK; Woods, OK; Woodward, OK

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
268 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES

IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA

GARFIELD GRANT KAY
NOBLE

IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA

ALFALFA ELLIS HARPER
MAJOR WOODS WOODWARD

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALVA, ARNETT, BLACKWELL, BUFFALO,
CARMEN, CHEROKEE, ENID, FAIRVIEW, FARGO, GAGE, HELENA, LAMONT,
LAVERNE, MEDFORD, PERRY, PONCA CITY, POND CREEK, SHATTUCK,
WAKITA, AND WOODWARD.

05/18/2026

Tornado Watch issued May 18 at 4:36PM CDT until May 19 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Norman OK

Alfalfa, OK; Beckham, OK; Blaine, OK; Caddo, OK; Comanche, OK; Cotton, OK; Custer, OK; Dewey, OK; Ellis, OK; Greer, OK; Harmon, OK; Harper, OK; Jackson, OK; Kiowa, OK; Major, OK; Roger Mills, OK; Tillman, OK; Wash*ta, OK; Woods, OK; Woodward, OK; Archer, TX; Baylor, TX; Foard, TX; Hardeman, TX; Knox, TX; Wichita, TX; Wilbarger, TX

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 226 IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 20 COUNTIES

IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA

ALFALFA BLAINE DEWEY
ELLIS HARPER MAJOR
WOODS WOODWARD

IN SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA

CADDO COMANCHE COTTON
GREER HARMON JACKSON
KIOWA TILLMAN

IN WESTERN OKLAHOMA

BECKHAM CUSTER ROGER MILLS
WASH*TA

IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES

IN NORTHERN TEXAS

ARCHER BAYLOR FOARD
HARDEMAN KNOX WICHITA
WILBARGER

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALTUS, ALVA, ANADARKO, ARCHER CITY,
ARNETT, BUFFALO, BURNS FLAT, CARMEN, CHEROKEE, CHEYENNE, CLINTON,
CORDELL, CROWELL, ELK CITY, FAIRVIEW, FARGO, FREDERICK, GAGE,
GEARY, GRANITE, HAMMON, HELENA, HINTON, HOBART, HOLLIDAY, HOLLIS,
KNOX CITY, LAKESIDE CITY, LAVERNE, LAWTON, LEEDEY, MANGUM,
MUNDAY, OKEENE, QUANAH, SAYRE, SCOTLAND, SEILING, SENTINEL,
SEYMOUR, SHATTUCK, SHEPPARD AFB, SNYDER, TALOGA, TEMPLE, VERNON,
VICI, WALTERS, WATONGA, WEATHERFORD, WICHITA FALLS, AND WOODWARD.

05/18/2026

Now hasn't Temu May been great so far, with no tornadoes?? Hopefully that doesn't change today, but we gotta watch that dryline out west today because if storms can break the cap, they could be some biggies! To the west, bigtime fire danger continues. *CLICK FOR EMBIGGENATION!* https://ticker.mesonet.org/

Address

407 Government Street
Alva, OK
73717

Telephone

+15808293085

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