After nearly a year of worsening drought, western Oklahoma is finally set to receive rain. The problem is that some locations could get far too much, far too quickly.
Oklahoma may finish May 2026 with only two tornadoes statewide, something almost unheard of during peak storm season. Now severe weather chances return just in time for the month’s final weekend.
Oklahoma nearly made it through May without a single tornado, but two tiny storms at the end of the month changed everything in the strangest way possible.
Western Oklahoma desperately needs rain, but today’s storm chances could also bring hail and severe weather during a critical time for wheat harvest season.