Sayre Emergency Management

05/29/2026

A second dry line has formed in the Texas panhandle and there is the possibility of severe storms forming later. We're monitoring updates from NWS Norman and will keep you informed of changes.

Stay weather aware 👍

05/21/2026

05/18/2026

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

PSO is estimating 5:30 pm before power is restored.

Here is a link to the outage map

05/18/2026

Multiple hazards are possible today in parts of the state. Stay weather aware and be ready to take action if needed!

⛈️ Severe Weather - Enhanced Severe Risk with chance for baseball sized hail, damaging wind, & tornadoes
🔥 Wildfire Risk - Critical to Extremely Critical fire weather conditions in the Panhandle & western OK
🌬️ Wind Advisory - Strong winds with gusts up to 70 mph until 10 p.m. Monday

05/15/2026

We are under a Red Flag Warning until 9 pm tonight. If you are seeing or smelling smoke, there is a fire southwest of Beckham Co in Collinsworth County, TX.🚩🚩

05/14/2026

NWS-Norman issues a Special Weather Statement (SPSOUN)
Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southern Roger Mills, northwestern Harmon, northwestern Greer and Beckham Counties through 745 PM CDT

05/14/2026

Newest data from NWS-Norman

05/14/2026

Storms approaching........

05/14/2026

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 202
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
345 PM CDT Thu May 14 2026

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of Southwest and Central Kansas Western Oklahoma West Texas and Panhandle

* Effective this Thursday afternoon and evening from 345 PM until 1000 PM CDT.

* Primary threats include... Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75 mph possible Isolated large hail events to 1 inch in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Within a hot/well-mixed environment, high-based thunderstorms will continue to intensify and progress eastward through late afternoon and early evening. Severe-caliber wind gusts may occur, along with some hail