Love County Emergency Management

05/29/2026

From our partners at ODOT - Oklahoma Department of Transportation:

Southbound I-35 will narrow to one lane between SH-32 in Marietta and SH-152 in Thackerville from 7 p.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Sunday continuing nightly through Tuesday for striping.

05/26/2026

****This post has been superseded by an updated forecast.****

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
East central Love County in southern Oklahoma...

* Until 445 PM CDT.

* At 410 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles southeast
of Marietta, moving north at 10 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Marietta and Lake Texoma.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

05/26/2026

05/26/2026

From our partners at ODOT - Oklahoma Department of Transportation:

Northbound I-35 will be narrowed to one lane near Winstar Blvd./Rogers Rd. in Thackerville, Love Co., from 8pm Tuesday, May 26, 2026, to 8am Wednesday, May 27, 2026, for striping. Drivers should use extra caution in the work zone and expect delays.

05/20/2026

Heading out for a long weekend this Memorial Day? Heads up!

Be on the lookout for work zones across the state this weekend that could impact your lake time:
I-35 lanes OPEN near Thackerville, Love County during the holiday 🎉, I-40 narrowed near Weatherford, Custer County, US-60 narrowed to one lane near Ringwood, Major County, OKC and Tulsa Metro ongoing projects.

See the full list of closures here: https://oklahoma.gov/odot/travel/traffic/traffic-advisories/2026/memorial-day-traffic-advisory-5-20-2026.html

05/18/2026

****This post has been superseded by an updated forecast.****

05/10/2026

Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southeastern
Jefferson, Love, southern Carter and Marshall Counties through 1015
AM CDT...

At 931 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Terral to 3 miles southwest of Kingston.
Movement was south at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.

Locations impacted include...
Madill, Marietta, Kingston, Ryan, Thackerville, Terral, Leon,
Overbrook, Rubottom, Woodville, Lake Murray, Burneyville, Lebanon,
Willis, Grady, Little City, northern Lake Texoma, Oscar, Oakland, and
Mcbride.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

If on or near Lake Texoma, get out of the water and move indoors or
inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles
from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not
be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

05/10/2026

The National Weather Service in Norman has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Jefferson County in southern Oklahoma...
Love County in southern Oklahoma...
Southern Carter County in southern Oklahoma...
West central Marshall County in southeastern Oklahoma...
East central Clay County in northern Texas...

* Until 1145 PM CDT.

* At 1103 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 4 miles southwest of Milo to 5 miles northeast of
Grady to 3 miles northeast of Terral, moving southeast at 30 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...
Ardmore, Marietta, Lone Grove, Healdton, Wilson, Dickson, Ringling,
Thackerville, Terral, Leon, Graham, Overbrook, Rubottom, Lake
Murray, Burneyville, Grady, Oscar, Milo, Lake Texoma, and Cornish.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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