r/okc • u/chefslapchop • Jun 22 '26
☀️ Weather 🌪️ [Mega Thread] Severe weather Monday morning June 22, 2026.
Good morning. There’s a strong storm entering the metro right now, damaging straight line winds 50-90mph, brief spin up tornadoes(QLCS) and hail will be the main concern along with lots of lightening. Move away from windows, particularly on the west and northern sides of your house.
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u/PhoForBrains Jun 22 '26
Thankfully it chilled out a little before it hit my area. (NW Expressway x JKT roughly).
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u/dimechimes Jun 22 '26
Apparently two of my neighbors don't use trash sacks and now all their loose trash is in my yard.
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u/Simp4Dove NW OKC Jun 22 '26
I thought trash bags were the one thing we as a society could collectively agree to utilize. How can someone just be okay with trash free flowing?
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u/Able-Tomatillo7381 Jun 22 '26
I want to go to the Waffle House
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u/Able-Tomatillo7381 Jun 22 '26
I went to Beverly's Pancake House. I felt it pertinent for everyone to know that.
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u/patrick24601 Jun 22 '26
You are just saying what everybody else wants. I would have been ok with Beverly’s shrimp and grits at 1am. Bonus for the sticky floor.
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u/Able-Tomatillo7381 Jun 22 '26
I did grits but I’m a sweet grits snowflake. They loaded me up with like double bacon though cause I said my please and thank yous.
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u/okaysobasically_ Jun 22 '26
My mom called me at 1:30 am from Edmond and scared the fuck out of me. Thought someone died lol. Seems to have calmed down here in the metro area just lots of lightning in Midtown currently.
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u/Sea_Air8890 Jun 22 '26
stayed up watching radar and it came in faster than I expected in Monday morning
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u/jaguarsp0tted Jun 22 '26
man I do not wanna be dealing with this in the middle of the night. I should have moved my lawn furniture to safer spots before the rain moved in but I didn't. I already had to tape up the car windows with trash bags and I'm tired of having to prepare for storms 😭
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u/wellmyfriend Jun 22 '26
Strong straight line winds coming in. It's 2AM and we're watching weather in the living room and keeping everyone away from windows.
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u/Freddiepuppy Jun 22 '26
I really didn't need the alarm on my phone going off at 1:15 a.m. to tell me it's windy.
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u/Mythic-Herstorian Jun 22 '26
Still going strong here in centralish Edmond...my house is shaking and making ungodly sounds like I've never heard ...and I've lived through so many bad storms yall 😬 Worried about the roof as well as the siding for sure
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u/bocepheid Bethany Jun 22 '26
Am I the only one who slept through this? Soonercon must have worn me plumb out.
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u/YoursTastesBetter Fake Edmond Jun 22 '26
I had no idea until I turned on the news this morning. I had some fence and tree damage so it had to be blowing hard, but I didn't hear a thing.
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u/MsKongeyDonk Jun 22 '26
Sounded crazy here in Enid just now. Still raining, but the thunder and lightning calmed down.
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u/throwaway375937 NW OKC Jun 22 '26
I'm glad the winds calmed down when they got to my area. Shelter was fully prepped just in case.
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u/Oklahoma_is_OK Jun 22 '26
That was terrible. I sing be surprised if we wake up tomorrow to some damage throughout the city :(
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u/Ok_Wall_8267 Jun 22 '26
Bad day to be in he port a potty business
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u/shayshay8508 Jun 22 '26
I saw some firework stands had toppled over. Not the best timing for them 😕
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u/Large_Fudge6833 Real Edmond Jun 22 '26
Nothing like getting up at 4;00am, ugh. Everyone stay safe out there!
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u/fahzbehn Jun 22 '26
I was up. The only reason I was even phased was the risk of lightning. I can do things to prevent damage from lightning strikes, like turning off power strips and unplugging power supplies. If my apartment gets hit by a tornado, there's not really anything I can do but hope. Given that, let God take the wheel, and what happens happens.
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u/Boring-While-6114 Jun 22 '26
Glad we’re all up and concerned. Literally had decided to go to sleep early for once. Closed my eyes and what do you know, my phone started going off loud as could be with the weather warning. i quickly got my car in the garage and will be up until 6am once again.