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The National Weather Center expects severe weather to hit Oklahoma this weekend with a potential of strong tornadoes in parts of western Oklahoma and the state's panhandle.
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According to NWS Norman, severe storms will most likely take place between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. for parts of south, southwestern and south-central Oklahoma.
Several destructive tornadoes have hit the state of Oklahoma since 1882, the year with the first recorded tornado within state boundaries. Oklahoma, located in Tornado Alley, experiences around 68 tornadoes annually, with each EF3+ tornado killing an average of 2.9 people. 497 tornadoes have been classified as "intense" in Oklahoma, being rated F3+ on the Fujita Scale [note 1] or EF3+ on the ...
Multiple tornadic supercells developed ahead of the main line of storms on April 28, and multiple large, intense tornadoes were confirmed in south and eastern Oklahoma, causing significant damage and prompting new tornado warnings with attached Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS) tags for the towns of Ardmore, Holdenville, Marietta, Okemah and Sulphur. [2]
Since its initial usage in May 1999, the National Weather Service (NWS) in the United States has used the tornado emergency bulletin — a high-end classification of tornado warning — sent through either the issuance of a warning or via a "severe weather statement" that provides updated information on an ongoing warning—that is issued when a violent tornado (confirmed by radar or ground ...
The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management said 100 injuries had been reported as a result of the storms. How to help the victims of Saturday's tornadoes Oklahoma Red Cross: 90% of what the ...
Under a tornado warning, there's imminent danger to life and property. Everyone should move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building and avoid windows. Live radar Oklahoma weather