U.S. weather warnings on Thursday, October 15, 2026

The National Weather Service issued 97 warnings across the United States on Thursday, October 15, 2026 (UTC). The most common was the severe thunderstorm warning (25). Texas had the most (31).

By type

By state

• Texas31
• Oklahoma30
• Kentucky5
• Indiana5
• Colorado4
• West Virginia3
• New Mexico2
• Wyoming2

Storm reports

The Storm Prediction Center logged 0 tornado, 2 damaging wind and 0 large hail reports for the severe weather day from October 15 12:00 UTC to October 16 12:00 UTC. Reports are preliminary: one storm can be reported more than once. Circles on the map: tornadoes red, wind blue, hail green.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (25)

• Brewster, Texas, Texas00:12 UTC
• Jackson, Oklahoma, Tillman, Oklahoma, Baylor, Texas and 4 more areas, Oklahoma00:17 UTC
• Brewster, Texas, Pecos, Texas and Terrell, Texas, Texas00:35 UTC
• Haskell, Texas and Throckmorton, Texas, Texas00:38 UTC
• Jackson, Oklahoma, Tillman, Oklahoma, Archer, Texas and 4 more areas, Oklahoma00:53 UTC
• Comanche, Oklahoma, Cotton, Oklahoma, Tillman, Oklahoma and 3 more areas, Oklahoma01:26 UTC
• Archer, Texas, Clay, Texas and Wichita, Texas, Oklahoma01:37 UTC
• Comanche, Oklahoma, Cotton, Oklahoma, Grady, Oklahoma and 3 more areas, Oklahoma02:06 UTC
• Carter, Oklahoma, Garvin, Oklahoma, Grady, Oklahoma and 3 more areas, Oklahoma02:46 UTC
• Carter, Oklahoma, Cleveland, Oklahoma, Garvin, Oklahoma and 3 more areas, Oklahoma03:16 UTC
• Cleveland, Oklahoma, McClain, Oklahoma, Pontotoc, Oklahoma and 2 more areas, Oklahoma03:51 UTC
• Hughes, Oklahoma, Lincoln, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma and Seminole, Oklahoma, Oklahoma04:24 UTC
• Creek, Oklahoma, Okfuskee, Oklahoma and Okmulgee, Oklahoma, Oklahoma04:37 UTC
• Creek, Oklahoma, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, Okmulgee, Oklahoma and Tulsa, Oklahoma, Oklahoma05:10 UTC
• Brewster, Texas, Texas05:43 UTC
• Brewster, Texas, Texas07:25 UTC
• Edwards, Illinois and Wabash, Illinois, Kentucky22:34 UTC
• Lawrence, Illinois, Illinois22:44 UTC
• Daviess, Indiana, Greene, Indiana, Knox, Indiana and Sullivan, Indiana, Indiana22:49 UTC
• Wabash, Illinois, Kentucky22:52 UTC
• Lawrence, Illinois, Illinois22:52 UTC
• Knox, Indiana, Indiana22:59 UTC
• Edwards, Illinois and Wabash, Illinois, Kentucky23:07 UTC
• Hood, Texas, Johnson, Texas, Parker, Texas and Tarrant, Texas, Texas23:26 UTC
• Daviess, Indiana and Knox, Indiana, Indiana23:27 UTC

Flood Warning (24)

• Doddridge, West Virginia, Gilmer, West Virginia, Harrison, West Virginia and 2 more areas, West Virginia01:02 UTC
• Kanawha, West Virginia, West Virginia01:24 UTC
• Dickens, Texas and King, Texas, Texas02:23 UTC
• Cottle, Texas and Motley, Texas, Texas02:27 UTC
• Greer, Oklahoma and Jackson, Oklahoma, Oklahoma12:06 UTC
• Payne, Oklahoma, Oklahoma13:13 UTC
• Cottle, Texas, Dickens, Texas, King, Texas and Motley, Texas, Texas13:25 UTC
• Cleveland, Oklahoma, McClain, Oklahoma and Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, Oklahoma13:34 UTC
• Jackson, Oklahoma, Kiowa, Oklahoma and Tillman, Oklahoma, Oklahoma13:38 UTC
• Wichita, Texas and Wilbarger, Texas, Oklahoma13:42 UTC
• Val Verde, Texas, Texas13:58 UTC
• Val Verde, Texas, Texas13:58 UTC
• Val Verde, Texas, Texas13:58 UTC
• Val Verde, Texas, Texas13:58 UTC
• Val Verde, Texas, Texas13:58 UTC
• Larue, Kentucky, Marion, Kentucky and Taylor, Kentucky, Kentucky14:06 UTC
• Pottawatomie, Oklahoma and Seminole, Oklahoma, Oklahoma14:39 UTC
• Dickens, Texas, Kent, Texas, King, Texas and Stonewall, Texas, Texas17:56 UTC
• Foard, Texas, Hardeman, Texas and Wilbarger, Texas, Oklahoma18:21 UTC
• Wilbarger, Texas, Oklahoma19:22 UTC
• Brewster, Texas, Texas19:26 UTC
• Brewster, Texas, Texas19:26 UTC
• Brewster, Texas, Texas19:26 UTC
• Canadian, Oklahoma and Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Oklahoma19:48 UTC

Flash Flood Warning (22)

• Boone, West Virginia, Kanawha, West Virginia and Lincoln, West Virginia, West Virginia00:28 UTC
• Caddo, Oklahoma, Comanche, Oklahoma, Kiowa, Oklahoma and Tillman, Oklahoma, Oklahoma02:14 UTC
• Comanche, Oklahoma, Oklahoma02:46 UTC
• Glasscock, Texas, Texas03:51 UTC
• Glasscock, Texas, Howard, Texas, Mitchell, Texas and Scurry, Texas, Texas04:25 UTC
• Brewster, Texas, Texas05:50 UTC
• Brewster, Texas, Texas06:56 UTC
• Comanche, Oklahoma and Cotton, Oklahoma, Oklahoma08:29 UTC
• Cleveland, Oklahoma, Garvin, Oklahoma, Grady, Oklahoma and 2 more areas, Oklahoma09:24 UTC
• Terrell, Texas, Texas10:07 UTC
• Cleveland, Oklahoma, McClain, Oklahoma and Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, Oklahoma10:12 UTC
• Crosby, Texas and Lubbock, Texas, Texas11:07 UTC
• Marion, Kentucky, Kentucky12:48 UTC
• Wichita, Texas, Oklahoma12:49 UTC
• Foard, Texas, Hardeman, Texas and Wilbarger, Texas, Oklahoma14:07 UTC
• Foard, Texas and Hardeman, Texas, Oklahoma15:39 UTC
• Midland, Texas, Texas15:49 UTC
• Martin, Texas and Midland, Texas, Texas16:26 UTC
• Borden, Texas, Dawson, Texas, Howard, Texas and Martin, Texas, Texas17:22 UTC
• Borden, Texas and Scurry, Texas, Texas18:08 UTC
• King, Texas and Stonewall, Texas, Texas19:07 UTC
• Nolan, Texas and Taylor, Texas, Texas20:59 UTC

Freeze Warning (13)

• Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft, Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Ft, Western Kiowa County and Eastern Kiowa County, Colorado04:31 UTC
• Converse County Lower Elevations, Niobrara County, Ferris/Seminoe/Shirley Mountains and 8 more areas, Wyoming06:50 UTC
• Southwest Bighorn Basin, Southeast Bighorn Basin, Northeast Johnson County and 9 more areas, Wyoming07:46 UTC
• Harding, Northern Perkins, Butte and 13 more areas, South Dakota07:51 UTC
• Lower Yampa River Basin, Central Yampa River Basin, Upper Yampa River Basin and 2 more areas, Colorado15:44 UTC
• Lower Yampa River Basin, Central Yampa River Basin, Upper Yampa River Basin and 2 more areas, Colorado15:44 UTC
• Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County, Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County, North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County and 11 more areas, Colorado15:50 UTC
• Yuma County, Kit Carson County and Cheyenne County, Kansas16:09 UTC
• Eastern Juab/Millard Counties, Sanpete Valley and Sevier Valley, Utah17:09 UTC
• Sheridan, Garden, Grant and 6 more areas, Nebraska18:00 UTC
• Estancia Valley, Central Highlands and Northeast Highlands, New Mexico18:54 UTC
• Divide, Burke, Renville and 28 more areas, North Dakota19:04 UTC
• Towner, Cavalier, Benson and 2 more areas, North Dakota19:19 UTC

Red Flag Warning (6)

• Vernon, Rapides, Avoyelles and 4 more areas, Louisiana17:07 UTC
• Sevier, Howard, Little River and 45 more areas, Louisiana17:25 UTC
• Ashley, Chicot, Morehouse and 55 more areas, Mississippi17:40 UTC
• Desha, Ouachita, Calhoun and 2 more areas, Arkansas18:24 UTC
• North Bay Interior Mountains, California18:40 UTC
• Northern Lake Including Gravelly Valley and Eastern Lake Including Clearlake and Middletown, California20:50 UTC

Tornado Warning (4)

• Tillman, Oklahoma, Wichita, Texas and Wilbarger, Texas, Oklahoma01:16 UTC
• Tillman, Oklahoma, Oklahoma01:28 UTC
• Knox, Indiana, Indiana23:07 UTC
• Daviess, Indiana and Knox, Indiana, Indiana23:41 UTC

High Wind Warning (3)

• Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area, Lower Rio Grande Valley, South Central Highlands and Upper Tularosa Valley, New Mexico05:30 UTC
• Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County, Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet and Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains, Texas08:24 UTC
• Ketchikan Gateway Borough and Annette Island, Alaska18:54 UTC

Watch or warning?

A watch means conditions are right for a hazard to develop: be prepared. A warning means it is happening or about to happen: take action now. Advisories are for less serious hazards that still call for caution.

Land-based warnings from the National Weather Service (marine warnings and advisories are not listed). Times in UTC.