ALFALFA, OK; Beckham, OK; Blaine, OK; Caddo, OK… — THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 701 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 39 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
CANADIAN CLEVELAND GRADY KINGFISHER LINCOLN LOGAN MCCLAIN OKLAHOMA PAYNE POTTAWATOMIE
IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA
GARFIELD GRANT KAY NOBLE
IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA
ALFALFA BLAINE DEWEY ELLIS MAJOR WOODS WOODWARD
IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA
CARTER GARVIN JEFFERSON LOVE MURRAY STEPHENS
IN SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA
CADDO COMANCHE COTTON GREER HARMON JACKSON KIOWA TILLMAN
IN WESTERN OKLAHOMA
BECKHAM CUSTER ROGER MILLS WASHITA
IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES
IN NORTHERN TEXAS
ARCHER BAYLOR CLAY FOARD HARDEMAN KNOX WICHITA WILBARGER
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALTUS, ALVA, ANADARKO, ARCHER CITY, ARDMORE, ARNETT, BLACKWELL, BLANCHARD, BURNS FLAT, CARMEN, CHANDLER, CHEROKEE, CHEYENNE, CHICKASHA, CLINTON, CONCHO, CORDELL, CROWELL, DAVENPORT, DAVIS, DUNCAN, EL RENO, ELK CITY, ENID, FAIRVIEW, FARGO, FREDERICK, GAGE, GEARY, GRANITE, GUTHRIE, HAMMON, HELENA, HENNESSEY, HENRIETTA, HINTON, HOBART, HOLLIDAY, HOLLIS, KINGFISHER, KNOX CITY, LAKESIDE CITY, LAMONT, LAWTON, LEEDEY, LINDSAY, MANGUM, MARIETTA, MEDFORD, MEEKER, MOORE, MUNDAY, MUSTANG, NEWCASTLE, NORMAN, OKARCHE, OKEENE, OKLAHOMA CITY, PAULS VALLEY, PERRY, PONCA CITY, POND CREEK, PRAGUE, PURCELL, QUANAH, RINGLING, RYAN, SAYRE, SCOTLAND, SEILING, SENTINEL, SEYMOUR, SHATTUCK, SHAWNEE, SHEPPARD AFB, SNYDER, STILLWATER, STROUD, SULPHUR, TALOGA, TEMPLE, THACKERVILLE, TUTTLE, VERNON, VICI, WAKITA, WALTERS, WATONGA, WAURIKA, WEATHERFORD, WELLSTON, WICHITA FALLS, WOODWARD, WYNNEWOOD, AND YUKON.
A tornado in Alfalfa, OK; Beckham, OK; Blaine, OK; Caddo, OK; Canadian, OK; Carter, OK; Cleveland, OK; Comanche, OK; Cotton, OK; Custer, OK; Dewey, OK; Ellis, OK; Garfield, OK; Garvin, OK; Grady, OK; Grant, OK; Greer, OK; Harmon, OK; Jackson, OK; Jefferson, OK; Kay, OK; Kingfisher, OK; Kiowa, OK; Lincoln, OK; Logan, OK; Love, OK; McClain, OK; Major, OK; Murray, OK; Noble, OK; Oklahoma, OK; Payne, OK; Pottawatomie, OK; Roger Mills, OK; Stephens, OK; Tillman, OK; Washita, OK; Woods, OK; Woodward, OK; Archer, TX; Baylor, TX; Clay, TX; Foard, TX; Hardeman, TX; Knox, TX; Wichita, TX; Wilbarger, TX can strike with only minutes of warning. Mobile homes, vehicles, and rooms with exterior walls offer the least protection.
This report is based on information from NWS, monitored by Alert USA's verified emergency feed.
The greatest local impacts are an elevated risk to property and a high chance of power outages, with moderate travel disruptions expected as conditions move through the area.
Recommended steps: move to the lowest interior room, away from windows; cover your head and neck; stay sheltered until the warning expires; avoid mobile homes and vehicles during the warning.
Alert USA is tracking this tornado and will update this report as verified information becomes available.
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