Baseball-Sized Hail and 70 mph Winds Hitting Elk City Oklahoma Right Now as Dangerous Supercell Moves Toward Dill City and Burns Flat Sunday Evening
ELK CITY, Oklahoma — Baseball-sized hail measuring 2.75 inches is falling near Elk City, Oklahoma right now as of 6:27 PM CT Sunday May 9, 2026. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning with a Destructive damage threat is active for Beckham and Washita counties expiring in 17 minutes. This dangerous supercell is moving toward Dill City and will impact that community soon — prepare now.
Active Warning Details
- Warning type: Severe Thunderstorm Warning — Destructive Damage Threat
- Counties: Beckham and Washita, Oklahoma
- Wind: 70 mph
- Hail: 2.75 inches — Baseball size
- Damage threat: Destructive
- Expires: 17 minutes from 6:27 PM CT
Storm Location and Movement
Radar reflectivity from KFDR at 6:27 PM CT shows:
- The supercell core sitting directly over Elk City with the most intense purple and magenta returns indicating the largest hail concentration
- Burns Flat in the direct path of the storm core moving east-southeast
- Dill City is the next community in the storm’s path — impact is imminent
- Canute and Foss on the northern fringe of the warning polygon
- New Cordell on the eastern edge of the warning zone
If You Are in Elk City, Burns Flat or Dill City Right Now
- Get inside a sturdy building immediately — baseball-sized hail at 2.75 inches causes life-threatening injury to anyone caught outdoors
- Stay away from windows — hail this size shatters glass
- Vehicles provide no protection from baseball-sized hail — do not attempt to drive out of the storm’s path
- Dill City residents must take shelter now — the storm will arrive shortly and there is no time to wait
WaldronNews.com will continue tracking this destructive supercell across Beckham and Washita counties and will provide immediate updates as the storm moves toward Dill City.