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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
The storm left around 12,000 people without power in the state, according to USA TODAY's data. Contributing: Cybele Mayes-Osterman , Thao Nguyen ; USA TODAY Julia is a trending reporter for USA TODAY.
Meteorologists reported severe storms in parts of central and south-central Oklahoma as 4 p.m. drew near. A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued until 4:30 p.m. for Coal and Johnston ...
The National Weather Service forecast office in Norman issued the first severe thunderstorm warning of the outbreak for this particular storm at 2:11 p.m. CDT, [10] which was quickly upgraded to a tornado warning 11 minutes later at 2:22 p.m. CDT. [11] Hail was measured as large as 4–6 inches (10–15 centimetres) in diameter in Oklahoma and ...
The tornado downed many trees on the banks of the Mississippi River, where it lifted at 8:25 p.m. (0125 UTC) just northeast of exit 34 on Interstate 270. The tornado was rated a mid-grade EF3, with winds up to 150 mph (240 km/h). It was on the ground for 35 minutes, traveled 32.5 miles (52.3 km), and had a maximum path width of 1 mile (1.6 km).
Rick Smith, National Weather Service warning coordination meteorologist, said Sunday that at least five tornadoes hit the state, the Oklahoman, part of the USA TODAY Network, reported.
At 6:57 p.m. Central Time that evening, as the tornado tracked near Newcastle, the Norman office disseminated the first tornado emergency ever issued by the National Weather Service for Moore and southern Oklahoma City; the enhanced warning statement – which in its initial version, was issued as a separate Severe Weather Statement, and is now ...
In Tulsa County, about 100 miles northeast of Oklahoma City, lightning strikes set a house aflame. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt issued an emergency declaration for six counties impacted by the storms.