Spring’s here and that means the first severe weather of the season is developing in Oklahoma.
David Payne, News 9’s Chief Meteorologist says at least four storms could occur in the next 9 days, bringing rain and of course, the threat of maybe a tornado.
“Powerful storm systems are lined up about every three days over the next week,” warned Payne. “The first of which arrives tomorrow (Thursday) night and into Friday.”
The storms will move across Oklahoma on Friday, increasing in strength east of I-35. Payne predicts some could be severe with mainly a wind and hail threat. More storms arrive on Sunday and they too could be severe with a higher tornado threat.
“The Panhandle gets their first, then the rest of the state gets a bit on Friday,” wrote McManus in his Wednesday Mesonet report. He also relayed what the Tulsa National Weather Service indicated about Friday’s storms.
“Depending on how far north the true warm front lifts during this time and if storms can become surfaced based, an enhanced tornado threat would be possible, primarily across far southeast Oklahoma.”