Dust Bowl Media Network

05/21/2026

Detailed Forecast
Overnight
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 67. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Low around 55. East southeast wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday
A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78.

Saturday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 80.

Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.

Memorial Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.

Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.

Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.

Last update 21 May 5:15 am CDT

05/21/2026

Current conditions at
Enid,
Overcast
55°F
Humidity 100%
Wind Speed NE 6 mph
Barometer 30.09 in
Dewpoint 55°F
Visibility 7.00 mi
Wind Chill 54°F

Last update 21 May 5:15 am CDT

05/05/2026

Current conditions at

Enid
63°F
Humidity 100% Wind Speed NE 14 mph Barometer 29.54 in. Dewpoint 63°F Visibility 10.00 mi

Detailed Forecast

Today
A slight chance of showers between 10am and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. North northeast wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between 7pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Northeast wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Northeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Last update5 May 4:55 am CDT

04/26/2026

Day 1 Convective Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1154 AM CDT Sun Apr 26 2026

Valid 261630Z - 271200Z
..THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS KANSAS AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA TO WESTERN MISSOURI...
..SUMMARY... Scattered severe thunderstorms with large to very large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes are expected this afternoon through tonight across parts of the southern/central Plains to Lower Missouri Valley. A couple of strong tornadoes and hailstones up to 2-3 inches in diameter are possible.
..Southern/Central Plains to the Mid Mississippi Valley... Appreciable severe potential is still readily apparent especially later this afternoon into tonight, although sub-regional details remain quite complex, particularly regarding the southern extent of deep convective initiation southward along the dryline.

A weak lead mid-level vorticity maximum over the central High Plains early today will continue to aid elevated thunderstorm development across Kansas through the afternoon. See Mesoscale Discussion 547 for short-term details. Increasing MUCAPE with persistent low-level warm/moist advection and steepening mid-level lapse rates combined with strong deep-layer shear will support organized updrafts, including the potential for supercells. This convection will probably tend to remain elevated to the north of a front as it spreads east-northeastward over the central Plains, but scattered large hail may occur given the overall favorable environment. Isolated 2+ inch diameter hail also appears possible with the strongest cores. Eventually, this activity may pose a greater threat for damaging winds across eastern Kansas into western Missouri by late afternoon/early evening.

A more notable mid-level shortwave trough is expected to eject northeastward across the Southwest and southern/central High Plans today, accompanied by a 50-60 kt southwesterly mid-level jet. Weak lee cyclogenesis is forecast to occur across the southeast Colorado/northeast New Mexico vicinity in response, with the surface low developing into the Oklahoma Panhandle and southwest Kansas by this evening. Strong to locally extreme instability is forecast to develop east of a sharpening dryline across western/central Oklahoma as daytime heating of a moist airmass occurs. There is still a fair amount of uncertainty with the placement of an effective warm front by late afternoon/early evening, but current expectations are for this boundary to be draped somewhere near north-central Oklahoma by peak afternoon heating. The surface triple point may serve as a focus for convective initiation later today into this evening, although better large-scale ascent associated with the mid-level shortwave trough overspreading the warm sector will be delayed until this evening and past peak diurnal heating.

Greater than average uncertainty exists regarding the potential for surface-based convective initiation today in Oklahoma/north Texas, but the volatile environment and ample conditional-type potential is concerning. It appears possible that multiple supercells may develop with gradual erosion of lingering MLCIN and weak ascent preceding the ejecting shortwave trough. Any supercells that can root and ingest the ample low-level moisture will be capable of producing very large hail (2-3+ inches in diameter) given a overall rather favorable environment. The tornado potential is less clear through the day, but a southerly low-level jet will quickly strengthen this evening and aid curved/elongated hodographs with strong effective SRH. A somewhat conditional/uncertain threat for a couple of strong tornadoes remains apparent, especially if any supercells that can form this afternoon persist into the evening.

Additional, somewhat elevated supercells may form this evening into tonight along/north of the warm front from northern Oklahoma near the triple point into Kansas. This activity will also pose a threat for large to very large hail and possibly an increasing tornado/damaging wind risk.

Farther south into Texas, the forcing for ascent will remain weak/nebulous along the dryline. Still, some potential for a few supercells is apparent across north-central Texas where the greatest heating and minimal MLCIN is forecast to exist. Large to very large hail should be the main threat with any splitting supercells that can develop this afternoon along/east of the dryline and be sustained.
.Guyer/Barnes.. 04/26/2026

04/26/2026

Why is it that the tornado was on the ground in Enid city limits for several mins before the Sirens sounded?
We are the only Media that is gonna ask this question cause we are the only ones that are truly about free press!
We seen news 4 call for tornado warning then several mins later finally the Sirens went off.
This should not happen this way, and along with no siren tests being done like they are supposed to be done. We also have to ask when can we get someone who will actually do their job?

We posted tornado warning before sirens went off news 4,5, and 9 called it, NWS called it.

I am not a fan of Mike H. But even he was better at the job call him back out of retirement!!!!

04/24/2026

04/24/2026

Credit Chris Smith of Enid