Saturday saw severe thunderstorm warning, wildfires across Oklahoma
The First Alert Storm Team is tracking severe weather and wildfires across Oklahoma
The First Alert Storm Team is tracking severe weather and wildfires across Oklahoma
The First Alert Storm Team is tracking severe weather and wildfires across Oklahoma
Wildfires and severe thunderstorms moved through Oklahoma on Saturday.
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The live blog has ended for the evening. Below are updates from Saturday's various weather threats.
10:30 p.m. Saturday Update: The State Emergency Operations Center was activated due to wildfires and extreme fire danger in western Oklahoma. Click here for the situation update.
9:25 p.m. Saturday Update: Gov. Kevin Stitt announced that the state has requested Fire Management Assistance from FEMA to aid in the wildfire response.
"God Bless our first responders and all Oklahomans in harms way," Stitt said.
9 p.m. Saturday Update: Three aircrafts came in for drops to slow the fires down. While the fires are still burning, they have calmed down.
Severe thunderstorms are still active in the Tulsa area, but there is not a threat for severe weather in the KOCO 5 viewing area.
8 p.m. Saturday Update: Multiple agencies from across northwest Oklahoma are working to put out the wildfires near Sharon. While the winds have calmed slightly, the fires are still out of control.
Evacuations are still underway.
7:30 p.m. Saturday Update: Storms are pushing east of Interstate 35 rather quickly. The threat for severe weather has moved out of central Oklahoma for the evening.
Wildfires remain an active threat for those living in Woodward County. Two firefighters were taken to a hospital with burn injuries while battling the flames.
6:30 p.m. Saturday Update: While a severe weather threat moves through the state, wildfires in northwest Oklahoma are prompting evacuations. Open the link below for more.
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6:15 p.m. Saturday Update: There are currently no severe-warned storms in Oklahoma, but strong winds are still possibly.
5:50 p.m. Saturday Update: Winds as high as 50 to 60 mph are moving through central Oklahoma.
5:26 p.m. Saturday Update: A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for the Lincoln, Oklahoma, McClain, Cleveland and Logan counties until 6:15 p.m. Gusty winds around 60 mph and penny-sized hail are possible.
5 p.m. Saturday Update: KOCO 5 Meteorologist Sabrina Bates says the main hazards are quarter-sized hail and brief damaging winds. Tornado risk is very low, but not zero.
Storms have potential to intensify as they move east.
10:20 a.m. Saturday Update: KOCO 5 Meteorologist Taylor Cox says the first round of severe storms starts Saturday afternoon. The threat is a level-one marginal risk in northern and northeastern Oklahoma and clips the eastern part of the OKC metro.
The biggest hazards will be quarter-sized hail and 60 mph wind gusts. There is a very low tornado risk.
Another rounds of storms could move into Oklahoma on Monday.
There's a marginal risk from parts of western Oklahoma, to the north side of the OKC metro and to eastern and northeastern Oklahoma. Taylor says there's also a level-two slight risk for southern Oklahoma and stretching to the south side of the OKC metro.
These storms could produce baseball-sized hail, 70 mph winds and flooding. Again, the tornado risk is low.
Taylor says most of the storms on Monday will come in after the solar eclipse ends, but it does impact the commute home if you travel to southeastern Oklahoma to see the phenomena.
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