Tornado watches and high winds threaten Oklahoma City area
Severe storms with damaging winds, large hail and tornado watches hit Oklahoma City Sunday night, prompting flash flood warnings and ongoing alerts for Monday.
Key points
- Damaging winds up to 60 mph and large hail struck Oklahoma City and surrounding counties Sunday night.
- Tornado watches were issued across the metro area and nearby counties.
- Flash flood warnings covered Oklahoma, Canadian and Cleveland counties.
- Meteorologists say scattered severe weather and isolated tornadoes could continue Monday.
- Residents are urged to monitor local forecasts and stay alert.
Oklahoma City faced another round of severe weather Sunday night, with damaging winds, large hail, and tornado watches issued across the metro and surrounding counties. Meteorologists tracked storms producing wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour and flash flood warnings were in effect for several areas, including Oklahoma, Canadian, and Cleveland counties.
KOCO and News provided live updates as storms rolled through, with viewers reporting downed trees and power outages. The National Weather Service confirmed that severe thunderstorms with destructive winds, very large hail, and a couple of tornadoes moved across southern Oklahoma and northern Texas overnight While the most intense storms have shifted east, the risk of scattered severe weather—including damaging winds and isolated tornadoes—remains for parts of the state into Monday.
Residents are urged to stay alert for rapidly changing conditions and continue monitoring local forecasts as the threat of severe weather and flash flooding persists.
Your questions, answered
What weather hazards affected Oklahoma City on Sunday night?
Severe thunderstorms brought damaging winds, very large hail and tornadoes, along with flash flood warnings.
Which counties had flash flood warnings?
Oklahoma, Canadian and Cleveland counties were under flash flood warnings.
Will severe weather continue into Monday?
Meteorologists say scattered severe weather, including damaging winds and isolated tornadoes, may persist Monday.
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