A severe storm moved through central Oklahoma Friday morning. Several counties experienced tornado warnings, heavy rain, and frequent lightning strikes.
What's the weather like on Friday?
Early Friday morning, the storm moved into southwestern Oklahoma, and tornado watches began to be issued for counties across the state shortly after 2 a.m.
In the Oklahoma City metro, residents experienced strong winds and rain, as well as thunderstorms.
Residents of Cleveland and Pottawatomie counties were advised to evacuate just before 5 a.m. after a tornado warning was issued.
Similarly, in Okfuski County, residents faced their own tornado warning that lasted until 6:30 a.m.
Around that time, storms began moving out of southern and central Oklahoma and moving east toward Tulsa and the Arkansas state line.
What will the weather be like in Oklahoma this weekend?
The second round of the storm is expected to bring more severe weather and heavy rain on Saturday.
Bad weather is also expected on Saturday. At this time, it looks like rain and storms will develop just east of the Oklahoma City metro by race time.
The first wave of rain and storms will increase Saturday morning. Further storms will increase that afternoon, evening, and night.
We saw three waves of storms, including all kinds of severe weather, including tornadoes.
Weather dynamics support tornadoes, some of which can become powerful. Flooding can also be a problem.
Highs will be in the 70s to 80s.
Saturday will be warm and humid with a chance of showers and storms.
As the days go by, the threat of severe weather increases as temperatures rise and the next storm arrives.
The storm could produce very large hail and strong winds, as well as the threat of strong tornadoes.
Something we're monitoring very closely, along with the threat of heavy rain from the training storm.
The storm will eventually move east Saturday night and should dry out in the metro by the time the marathon begins Sunday morning.
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