Severe thunderstorms are firing off Friday, bringing tornado threat to Oklahoma as multiple waves of storms are expected. >> Go to the KOCO weather page | Get KOCO on the Go | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channel | Sign up for KOCO 5’s Morning NewsletterBelow is a running blog for Friday’s severe storms 9:08 p.m. Friday Update:Damon reports a possible tornado formed near OKC Will Rogers International Airport, knocking out power and delaying plane landings or flights taking off.9 p.m. Friday Update:Tornado warning issued for northeastern Grady County, southwestern Oklahoma County, northwestern Cleveland County, southeastern Canadian County and northwestern McClain County until 9:45 p.m.Areas that could be impacted include Oklahoma City, northern Norman, Moore, Midwest City, Del City, Newcastle, Mustang, Choctaw, Tuttle, Spencer, Nicoma Park, Valley Brook, Tinker Air Force Base, Stanley Draper Lake, Forest Park, and Smith Village.Those in the affected areas should take precautions now.8:45 p.m. Friday Update:The National Weather Service has allowed the tornado warnings to expire.8:40 p.m. Friday Update:A severe thunderstorm warning remains in effect for northern Grady County, Oklahoma County, northwestern Cleveland County, south central Logan County, Canadian County and northwestern McClain County until 9:15 p.m. The main threats are 60 mph wind gusts and nickel-sized hail.Areas that could be impacted include Oklahoma City, Norman, Edmond, Moore, Midwest City, Del City, El Reno, Newcastle, Blanchard, Yukon, Bethany, Mustang, Warr Acres, The Village, Noble, Tuttle, Piedmont, Slaughterville, Spencer, and Nichols Hills.8:35 p.m. Friday Update:The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for southeastern Canadian County and northern Grady County until 11:45 p.m.Areas that could be affected by flash flooding include southwestern Oklahoma City, El Reno, Newcastle, Yukon, Mustang, Tuttle, Union City and Minco.8:30 p.m. Friday Update:The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for northern Grady County, Oklahoma County, northwestern Cleveland County, south central Logan County, Canadian County and northwestern McClain County.The main threats with the storms are 60 mph wind gusts and nickel-sized hail.Areas that could be impacted include Oklahoma City, Norman, Edmond, Moore, Midwest City, Del City, El Reno, Newcastle, Blanchard, Yukon, Bethany, Mustang, Warr Acres, The Village, Noble, Tuttle, Piedmont, Slaughterville, Spencer, and Nichols Hills.The warning is set to expire at 9:15 p.m.8:28 p.m. Friday Update:The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for west central Caddo County, northeastern Kiowa County and southeastern Washita County until 11:30 p.m.Areas that could see flash flooding include Carnegie, Mountain View and Gotebo.8:25 p.m. Friday Update:A tornado warning remains in effect for northwestern Grady County and southeastern Canadian County until 8:45 p.m.Areas that could be impacted include southwestern Oklahoma City, Tuttle, Union City and Minco.Those in the affected areas should take precautions.8:22 p.m. Friday Update:The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for central Grady County and southeastern Caddo County.The main threats with the storms are 60 mph wind gusts and quarter sized hail.Areas that could be impacted include Chickasha, Blanchard, Anadarko, Apache, Cyril, Alex, Verden, Cement, Amber, Norge, Bradley, Agawam, Middleberg, Tabler, Lake Chickasha, Ninnekah, Stecker, and Laverty.The warning is set to expire at 9 p.m.8:20 p.m. Friday Update:A severe thunderstorm warning remains in effect for southwestern Caddo County until 8:30 p.m.The main threats with the storms are 60 mph wind gusts and quarter sized hail.Areas that could be impacted include Carnegie, Fort Cobb, Fort Cobb Reservoir, and Stecker.8 p.m. Friday Update:A tornado warning has been issued for northwestern Grady County, east central Caddo County and southern Canadian County until 8:45 p.m.Areas that could be impacted include southwestern Oklahoma City, Tuttle, Union City, Minco, and Cogar.Those in the affected areas should take precautions now.7:55 p.m. Friday Update:A tornado warning has been issued for west central Caddo County until 8:45 p.m.Areas that could be impacted include Carnegie, Fort Cobb, and Fort Cobb Reservoir.Those in the affected areas should take shelter now.The National Weather Service has also issued a severe thunderstorm warning for northern Grady County, northeastern Caddo County and Canadian County.The main threats with the storms are 60 mph wind gusts and nickel-sized hail.Areas that could be impacted include Western Oklahoma City, El Reno, Blanchard, Yukon, Mustang, Tuttle, Piedmont, Hinton, Union City, Minco, Binger, Calumet, Amber, Bridge Creek, Gracemont, Lookeba, Pocasset, Bridgeport, Cogar, and Concho.The warning is set to expire at 8:30 p.m.7:45 p.m. Friday Update:The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for southeastern Washita County, southwestern Caddo County and northeastern Kiowa County.The main threats with the storms are golf ball sized hail and 60 mph wind gusts.Areas that could be impacted include Carnegie, Mountain View, Fort Cobb, Fort Cobb Reservoir, and Stecker.The warning is set to expire at 8:30 p.m.7:30 p.m. Friday Update:A tornado warning remains in effect for northeastern Caddo and southwestern Canadian counties until 8 p.m.Areas that could be impacted include Binger, Lookeba and Cedar Lake.Those in the affected areas should take precautions now.7:20 p.m. Friday Update:The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for northeastern Caddo County and southwestern Canadian County until 8 p.m.Areas that could be impacted include Binger, Lookeba, and Cedar Lake.Take precautions now.7:10 p.m. Friday Update:The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for northwestern Comanche County, southwestern Caddo County, Jackson County, Kiowa County, northwestern Tillman County, southern Harmon County and southeastern Greer County.The main threats with the storms are ping pong size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.The warning is set to expire at 7:45 p.m.7:05 p.m. Friday Update:A tornado warning remains in effect for southeastern Washita and northeastern Kiowa counties until 7:15 p.m.Areas that could be impacted include Mountain View and Gotebo.Take precautions now.7 p.m. Friday Update:The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for southeastern Washita County, southwestern Caddo County and northeastern Kiowa County.The main threats with the storms are golf ball sized hail and 60 mph wind gusts.Areas that could be impacted include Carnegie, Mountain View, Fort Cobb, Gotebo, Fort Cobb Reservoir, Alfalfa, Albert, Cloud Chief, and Cowden.The warning is set to expire at 7:45 p.m.6:45 p.m. Friday Update:A tornado warning has been issued for southeastern Washita County and northeastern Kiowa County until 7:15 p.m.Areas that could be impacted include Gotebo and Mountain View.Those in the areas affected should take shelter now.6:35 p.m. Friday Update:The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for south central Washita County and north central Kiowa County.The main threats with the storms are 60 mph wind gusts and quarter sized hail.Areas that could be impacted Hobart and Gotebo.The warning is set to expire at 7 p.m.6 p.m. Friday Update:The National Weather Service reports only one remaining severe thunderstorm remains in Oklahoma. A severe thunderstorm warning remains in effect until 6:15 p.m. for west central Osage and northwestern Pawnee CountyThe main threats with the storms are 60 mph wind gusts and hail the size of quarters.5:25 p.m. Friday Update:A severe thunderstorm warning remains in effect for south central Kay County and Noble County until 5:45 p.m.The main threats with the storms are ping pong ball sized hail and wind gusts up to 60 mph.Areas that could be impacted include Perry, Red Rock, Marland, Sooner Lake, and Ceres.5 p.m. Friday Update:The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for south central Kay County, Noble County and east central Garfield County.The main threats with the storms are wind gusts up to 60 mph and quarter-sized hail.Areas that could be impacted include Perry, Red Rock, Marland, Lucien, Sooner Lake, and Ceres.The warning is set to expire at 5:45 p.m.4:20 p.m. Friday Update:The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Kingfisher County, southeastern Blaine County, west central Logan County, southwestern Garfield County and northwestern Canadian County.The main threats with the storms are 60 mph wind gusts and quarter-sized hail.The warning is set to expire at 5 p.m.4:15 p.m. Friday Update:The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for southeastern Washita County, central Caddo County and northeastern Kiowa County.The main threats with the storms are ping pong sized hail and wind gusts up to 60 mph.The warning is set to expire at 5 p.m.3:55 p.m. Friday Update:The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for southwestern Comanche County, southeastern Jackson County, south central Kiowa County and northern Tillman County.The main threats with the storms are 60 mph wind gusts and quarter-sized hail.The warning is set to expire at 4:30 p.m.3:35 p.m. Friday Update:The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for northwestern Kay County and southeastern Grant County.The main threats with the storms are 60 mph wind gusts and hail up to the size of quarters.The warning is set to expire at 4:15 p.m.A severe thunderstorm warning is also in effect for southwestern Kay County, northwestern Noble County, and Garfield County until 4:15 p.m.Threats with the storms are wind gusts up to 60 mph and quarter size hail.3:30 p.m. Friday Update: The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cleveland, Comanche, Cotton, Craig, Creek, Custer, Delaware, Garfield, Garvin, Grady, Grant, Hughes, Jackson, Jefferson Kay, Kingfisher, Kiowa, Lincoln, Logan, Love, Mayes, McClain, Murray, Noble, Nowata, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Payne, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Rogers, Seminole, Stephens, Tillman, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washington and Washita counties.The watch is set to expire at 10 p.m.KOCO 5 Meteorologist Mikayla Smith breaks down what you need to know below. Oklahoma Storm Risk A level 2 slight risk has been issued for the majority of Oklahoma, and the risk zone includes the OKC metro. A band near Woodward and Alva as well as far southeastern Oklahoma also is under a level 1 marginal risk. Mikayla says storms could produce hail, 60-70 mph wind gusts and flash flooding. There’s also a low tornado risk. Video Below: Meet the team of KOCO 5 First Alert Storm Chasers who keep you safe during severe weatherOklahoma Tornado Risk Mikayla says the tornado risk for Friday is low but not zero. The tornado index for southwestern, central and eastern Oklahoma is 2 out of 10. The window to see tornadoes is 4 p.m. to midnight. Oklahoma Hail Risk The bigger risk for Friday will be for hail and strong winds. The largest hail could drop in central, west-central and northern Oklahoma. That zone, which includes the OKC metro, could get golf ball-sized hail. Isolated 2-inch hail stones are possible to the west of the OKC metro. Severe Storm Timeline Mikayla says she expects to see two waves of storms on Friday, with the first starting in the late afternoon and early evening. The window for the first wave is 4-8 p.m., and the second wave is from 10 p.m. to midnight. The first wave brings the hail, damaging wind, and low tornado threat. The second is mostly a flooding threat.Radar predictor shows some scattered showers around 3 p.m., and storms will be in southwestern, central and northern Oklahoma by 5-6 p.m. Friday. Those storms will continue east of I-35 by 8 p.m., and the leading edge of those storms in southern Oklahoma near Pauls Valley, Duncan, and Ardmore will have a tornado risk. The second wave of storms will move into southwestern and central Oklahoma, including the OKC metro, from 10 p.m. to midnight. That wave of storms will bring some heavy-duty rain and a flooding risk. Those storms will be out of central Oklahoma and into the eastern part of the state by Saturday morning. KOCO 5 First Alert Weather Team, led by Chief Meteorologist Damon Lane, has been certified by WeatheRate as providing the Most Accurate Forecast in Oklahoma City for 14 consecutive years. This outstanding achievement underscores KOCO 5’s unwavering dedication to delivering reliable weather forecasts to viewers.
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Below is a running blog for Friday’s severe storms
9 p.m. Friday Update:
Tornado warning issued for northeastern Grady County, southwestern Oklahoma County, northwestern Cleveland County, southeastern Canadian County and northwestern McClain County until 9:45 p.m.
Areas that could be impacted include Oklahoma City, northern Norman, Moore, Midwest City, Del City, Newcastle, Mustang, Choctaw, Tuttle, Spencer, Nicoma Park, Valley Brook, Tinker Air Force Base, Stanley Draper Lake, Forest Park, and Smith Village.
Those in the affected areas should take precautions now.
8:45 p.m. Friday Update:
The National Weather Service has allowed the tornado warnings to expire.
8:40 p.m. Friday Update:
A severe thunderstorm warning remains in effect for northern Grady County, Oklahoma County, northwestern Cleveland County, south central Logan County, Canadian County and northwestern McClain County until 9:15 p.m.
The main threats are 60 mph wind gusts and nickel-sized hail.
Areas that could be impacted include Oklahoma City, Norman, Edmond, Moore, Midwest City, Del City, El Reno, Newcastle, Blanchard, Yukon, Bethany, Mustang, Warr Acres, The Village, Noble, Tuttle, Piedmont, Slaughterville, Spencer, and Nichols Hills.
8:35 p.m. Friday Update:
The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for southeastern Canadian County and northern Grady County until 11:45 p.m.
Areas that could be affected by flash flooding include southwestern Oklahoma City, El Reno, Newcastle, Yukon, Mustang, Tuttle, Union City and Minco.
8:30 p.m. Friday Update:
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for northern Grady County, Oklahoma County, northwestern Cleveland County, south central Logan County, Canadian County and northwestern McClain County.
The main threats with the storms are 60 mph wind gusts and nickel-sized hail.
Areas that could be impacted include Oklahoma City, Norman, Edmond, Moore, Midwest City, Del City, El Reno, Newcastle, Blanchard, Yukon, Bethany, Mustang, Warr Acres, The Village, Noble, Tuttle, Piedmont, Slaughterville, Spencer, and Nichols Hills.
The warning is set to expire at 9:15 p.m.
8:28 p.m. Friday Update:
The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for west central Caddo County, northeastern Kiowa County and southeastern Washita County until 11:30 p.m.
Areas that could see flash flooding include Carnegie, Mountain View and Gotebo.
8:25 p.m. Friday Update:
A tornado warning remains in effect for northwestern Grady County and southeastern Canadian County until 8:45 p.m.
Areas that could be impacted include southwestern Oklahoma City, Tuttle, Union City and Minco.
Those in the affected areas should take precautions.
8:22 p.m. Friday Update:
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for central Grady County and southeastern Caddo County.
The main threats with the storms are 60 mph wind gusts and quarter sized hail.
Areas that could be impacted include Chickasha, Blanchard, Anadarko, Apache, Cyril, Alex, Verden, Cement, Amber, Norge, Bradley, Agawam, Middleberg, Tabler, Lake Chickasha, Ninnekah, Stecker, and Laverty.
The warning is set to expire at 9 p.m.
8:20 p.m. Friday Update:
A severe thunderstorm warning remains in effect for southwestern Caddo County until 8:30 p.m.
The main threats with the storms are 60 mph wind gusts and quarter sized hail.
Areas that could be impacted include Carnegie, Fort Cobb, Fort Cobb Reservoir, and Stecker.
8 p.m. Friday Update:
A tornado warning has been issued for northwestern Grady County, east central Caddo County and southern Canadian County until 8:45 p.m.
Areas that could be impacted include southwestern Oklahoma City, Tuttle, Union City, Minco, and Cogar.
Those in the affected areas should take precautions now.
7:55 p.m. Friday Update:
A tornado warning has been issued for west central Caddo County until 8:45 p.m.
Areas that could be impacted include Carnegie, Fort Cobb, and Fort Cobb Reservoir.
Those in the affected areas should take shelter now.
The National Weather Service has also issued a severe thunderstorm warning for northern Grady County, northeastern Caddo County and Canadian County.
The main threats with the storms are 60 mph wind gusts and nickel-sized hail.
Areas that could be impacted include Western Oklahoma City, El Reno, Blanchard, Yukon, Mustang, Tuttle, Piedmont, Hinton, Union City, Minco, Binger, Calumet, Amber, Bridge Creek, Gracemont, Lookeba, Pocasset, Bridgeport, Cogar, and Concho.
The warning is set to expire at 8:30 p.m.
7:45 p.m. Friday Update:
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for southeastern Washita County, southwestern Caddo County and northeastern Kiowa County.
The main threats with the storms are golf ball sized hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
Areas that could be impacted include Carnegie, Mountain View, Fort Cobb, Fort Cobb Reservoir, and Stecker.
The warning is set to expire at 8:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m. Friday Update:
A tornado warning remains in effect for northeastern Caddo and southwestern Canadian counties until 8 p.m.
Areas that could be impacted include Binger, Lookeba and Cedar Lake.
Those in the affected areas should take precautions now.
7:20 p.m. Friday Update:
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for northeastern Caddo County and southwestern Canadian County until 8 p.m.
Areas that could be impacted include Binger, Lookeba, and Cedar Lake.
Take precautions now.
7:10 p.m. Friday Update:
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for northwestern Comanche County, southwestern Caddo County, Jackson County, Kiowa County, northwestern Tillman County, southern Harmon County and southeastern Greer County.
The main threats with the storms are ping pong size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
The warning is set to expire at 7:45 p.m.
7:05 p.m. Friday Update:
A tornado warning remains in effect for southeastern Washita and northeastern Kiowa counties until 7:15 p.m.
Areas that could be impacted include Mountain View and Gotebo.
Take precautions now.
7 p.m. Friday Update:
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for southeastern Washita County, southwestern Caddo County and northeastern Kiowa County.
The main threats with the storms are golf ball sized hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
Areas that could be impacted include Carnegie, Mountain View, Fort Cobb, Gotebo, Fort Cobb Reservoir, Alfalfa, Albert, Cloud Chief, and Cowden.
The warning is set to expire at 7:45 p.m.
6:45 p.m. Friday Update:
A tornado warning has been issued for southeastern Washita County and northeastern Kiowa County until 7:15 p.m.
Areas that could be impacted include Gotebo and Mountain View.
Those in the areas affected should take shelter now.
6:35 p.m. Friday Update:
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for south central Washita County and north central Kiowa County.
The main threats with the storms are 60 mph wind gusts and quarter sized hail.
Areas that could be impacted Hobart and Gotebo.
The warning is set to expire at 7 p.m.
6 p.m. Friday Update:
The National Weather Service reports only one remaining severe thunderstorm remains in Oklahoma. A severe thunderstorm warning remains in effect until 6:15 p.m. for west central Osage and northwestern Pawnee County
The main threats with the storms are 60 mph wind gusts and hail the size of quarters.
5:25 p.m. Friday Update:
A severe thunderstorm warning remains in effect for south central Kay County and Noble County until 5:45 p.m.
The main threats with the storms are ping pong ball sized hail and wind gusts up to 60 mph.
Areas that could be impacted include Perry, Red Rock, Marland, Sooner Lake, and Ceres.
5 p.m. Friday Update:
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for south central Kay County, Noble County and east central Garfield County.
The main threats with the storms are wind gusts up to 60 mph and quarter-sized hail.
Areas that could be impacted include Perry, Red Rock, Marland, Lucien, Sooner Lake, and Ceres.
The warning is set to expire at 5:45 p.m.
4:20 p.m. Friday Update:
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Kingfisher County, southeastern Blaine County, west central Logan County, southwestern Garfield County and northwestern Canadian County.
The main threats with the storms are 60 mph wind gusts and quarter-sized hail.
The warning is set to expire at 5 p.m.
4:15 p.m. Friday Update:
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for southeastern Washita County, central Caddo County and northeastern Kiowa County.
The main threats with the storms are ping pong sized hail and wind gusts up to 60 mph.
The warning is set to expire at 5 p.m.
3:55 p.m. Friday Update:
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for southwestern Comanche County, southeastern Jackson County, south central Kiowa County and northern Tillman County.
The main threats with the storms are 60 mph wind gusts and quarter-sized hail.
The warning is set to expire at 4:30 p.m.
3:35 p.m. Friday Update:
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for northwestern Kay County and southeastern Grant County.
The main threats with the storms are 60 mph wind gusts and hail up to the size of quarters.
The warning is set to expire at 4:15 p.m.
A severe thunderstorm warning is also in effect for southwestern Kay County, northwestern Noble County, and Garfield County until 4:15 p.m.
Threats with the storms are wind gusts up to 60 mph and quarter size hail.
3:30 p.m. Friday Update:
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cleveland, Comanche, Cotton, Craig, Creek, Custer, Delaware, Garfield, Garvin, Grady, Grant, Hughes, Jackson, Jefferson Kay, Kingfisher, Kiowa, Lincoln, Logan, Love, Mayes, McClain, Murray, Noble, Nowata, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Payne, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Rogers, Seminole, Stephens, Tillman, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washington and Washita counties.
The watch is set to expire at 10 p.m.
KOCO 5 Meteorologist Mikayla Smith breaks down what you need to know below.
Oklahoma Storm Risk
A level 2 slight risk has been issued for the majority of Oklahoma, and the risk zone includes the OKC metro. A band near Woodward and Alva as well as far southeastern Oklahoma also is under a level 1 marginal risk.
Mikayla says storms could produce hail, 60-70 mph wind gusts and flash flooding. There’s also a low tornado risk.
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Oklahoma Tornado Risk
Mikayla says the tornado risk for Friday is low but not zero.
The tornado index for southwestern, central and eastern Oklahoma is 2 out of 10. The window to see tornadoes is 4 p.m. to midnight.
Oklahoma Hail Risk
The bigger risk for Friday will be for hail and strong winds.
The largest hail could drop in central, west-central and northern Oklahoma. That zone, which includes the OKC metro, could get golf ball-sized hail. Isolated 2-inch hail stones are possible to the west of the OKC metro.
Severe Storm Timeline
Mikayla says she expects to see two waves of storms on Friday, with the first starting in the late afternoon and early evening.
The window for the first wave is 4-8 p.m., and the second wave is from 10 p.m. to midnight.
The first wave brings the hail, damaging wind, and low tornado threat. The second is mostly a flooding threat.
Radar predictor shows some scattered showers around 3 p.m., and storms will be in southwestern, central and northern Oklahoma by 5-6 p.m. Friday.
Those storms will continue east of I-35 by 8 p.m., and the leading edge of those storms in southern Oklahoma near Pauls Valley, Duncan, and Ardmore will have a tornado risk.
The second wave of storms will move into southwestern and central Oklahoma, including the OKC metro, from 10 p.m. to midnight.
That wave of storms will bring some heavy-duty rain and a flooding risk. Those storms will be out of central Oklahoma and into the eastern part of the state by Saturday morning.
KOCO 5 First Alert Weather Team, led by Chief Meteorologist Damon Lane, has been certified by WeatheRate as providing the Most Accurate Forecast in Oklahoma City for 14 consecutive years. This outstanding achievement underscores KOCO 5’s unwavering dedication to delivering reliable weather forecasts to viewers.
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