Storms continue to move east after bringing hail to OKC metro
Below was a running blog from when severe storms moved across Oklahoma
Below was a running blog from when severe storms moved across Oklahoma
Below was a running blog from when severe storms moved across Oklahoma
Severe storms continue to move across Oklahoma after they brought hail to the OKC metro.
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Below was a running blog from when severe storms moved across Oklahoma.
9:51 a.m. Wednesday Update: A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee and Pittsburg counties until 10 a.m.
9:45 a.m. Wednesday Update: A tornado warning has been issued for Haskell, Latimer and Pittsburg counties until 10:15 a.m.
7:53 a.m. Wednesday Update: Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for Comanche, Grady, Stephens and Okfuskee counties until 8:30 a.m.
7:50 a.m. Wednesday Update: Meteorologist Jonathan Conder says the OKC metro is clear of severe storms at least for the next several hours, and the threat for later today is low as the biggest threat is in southern Oklahoma along the Red River Valley.
7:44 a.m. Wednesday Update: More than 500 OG&E customers in the OKC metro are without power as storms move across the area. The majority of the outages have been reported in Harrah and Del City. You can check OG&E's System Watch here.
7:41 a.m. Wednesday Update: Damon says there are no severe thunderstorm warnings at the moment, but the heavy rainfall so far this morning has caused hazardous road conditions.
7:31 a.m. Wednesday Update: While rain continues to fall in the OKC metro, Damon and Jonathan say the storms are moving fast toward eastern Oklahoma.
7:13 a.m. Wednesday Update: More than 100 OG&E customers in the OKC metro are without power as storms move across the area. You can check OG&E's System Watch here.
7:09 a.m. Wednesday Update: Field Meteorologist Michael Armstrong says conditions on Interstate 40 in Yukon are deteriorating because of the torrential rain. Anyone who doesn't have to be on the interstate should stay off the road.
7:06 a.m. Wednesday Update: Severe thunderstorm warnings are in effect for Canadian and Oklahoma counties until 7:15 a.m. and for Creek, Osage and Tulsa counties until 7:45 a.m.
6:54 a.m. Wednesday Update: "Good Morning America" will air on MeTV as Damon Lane and the First Alert Weather Team track severe storms.
6:50 a.m. Wednesday Update: Field Meteorologist Michael Armstrong and Storm Command were tracking storms moving across El Reno as pretty big hail fell. Open the video player below for Michael's report.
6:44 a.m. Wednesday Update: A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Canadian and Oklahoma counties until 7:15 a.m. Damon says these storms continue to bring hail and have a threat for 60 mph winds in the OKC metro.
6:33 a.m. Wednesday Update: A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Canadian County. Damon says those storms are heading toward El Reno and northern Canadian County and could produce quarter-sized hail.
6:14 a.m. Wednesday Update: A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Caddo, Canadian and Kingfisher counties until 6:45 a.m.
6:10 a.m. Wednesday Update: Storms are popping up just west of the OKC metro and moving east.
5:45 a.m. Wednesday Update: KOCO 5 Meteorologist Jonathan Conder says the highest threat is in southeastern Oklahoma, where there's a level-three enhanced risk. Southwestern Oklahoma to the OKC metro and the northeastern part of the state has a level-one marginal risk, and south-central Oklahoma to eastern Oklahoma has a level-two slight threat.
The OKC metro could see ping pong ball-sized hail, and hail sizes increase on Wednesday afternoon and evening in southern and southeastern Oklahoma during the evening hours.
Jonathan says there is a low tornado risk for the OKC metro as the index is a 1 out of 10. As you drop below the metro, it jumps to a 2. Southeastern Oklahoma has the highest tornado risk on Wednesday afternoon and evening, with the index being a 4 out of 10.
The first wave of severe storms will start before 6 a.m. to the west of Interstate 44. Storms will come into the OKC metro, Lawton, Seminole and Tulsa from 6-8 a.m. and then south of the metro from 8-10 a.m. Jonathan says storms should hit southeastern Oklahoma after 10 a.m.
Another wave of storms is expected in southern Oklahoma hugging the Red River Valley during the afternoon and evening hours. Jonathan says those storms could produce large hail, a tornado risk and supercells.
Another risk of severe storms will move into Oklahoma on Thursday, with much of the state under a slight risk. Jonathan says he expects the threat to increase, and the storms could produce large hail and a widespread, significant tornado risk.
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