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Tornado-warned storms move through Oklahoma City metro overnight

A tornado warning was issued overnight for multiple counties in the Oklahoma City metro.

Tornado-warned storms move through Oklahoma City metro overnight

A tornado warning was issued overnight for multiple counties in the Oklahoma City metro.

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Tornado-warned storms move through Oklahoma City metro overnight

A tornado warning was issued overnight for multiple counties in the Oklahoma City metro.

Severe storms moved through Oklahoma late Tuesday and early Thursday, with authorities issuing two tornado warnings overnight.One tornado warning was issued Tuesday night in western Oklahoma, and a second was issued during the early hours of Wednesday morning for multiple counties in the Oklahoma City metro. KOCO 5 kept a live blog during the severe weather coverage. Our live blog coverage has ended, but you can see the updates in the timeline below. 8 a.m. Wednesday Update: OG&E's system watch shows about 2,500 customers are without power. 1:55 a.m. Wednesday Update: Damon says the National Weather Service has dropped the severe thunderstorm warning for Gravin, Hughes, Lincoln, McClain, Payne, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie and Seminole counties. The warning was supposed to be in effect until 2:30 a.m., but officials ended it early by more than 30 minutes.By dropping the warning, there are no severe weather threats in effect in the Sooner State.1:45 a.m. Wednesday Update: OG&E's System Watch shows that more than 2,200 customers in the Oklahoma City metro are without power. The vast majority of those customers – more than 2,100 – are in Oklahoma City.Click here for more from OG&E's System Watch. 1:28 a.m. Wednesday Update: A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Gravin, Hughes, Lincoln, McClain, Payne, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie and Seminole counties until 2:30 a.m.1:15 a.m. Wednesday Update: The OKC City manager said there's no reported damage in the city, but people have reported power outages.1:10 a.m. Wednesday Update: OG&E's System watch reports that more than 2,000 customers are without power after severe storms moved through the Oklahoma City metro. All the reported outages are in Oklahoma City.Click here for more from OG&E's System Watch.12:57 a.m. Wednesday Update: The tornado warning for Cleveland, Lincoln, Oklahoma and Pottawatomie has expired. The severe thunderstorm warning for the same area is still in effect until 1:30 a.m.OG&E's system watch shows that more than 2,100 customers do not have power after the tornado-warned storms moved through parts of the Oklahoma City metro. Click here for more from OG&E's System Watch.12:45 a.m. Wednesday Update: OG&E's System Watch shows that almost 2,000 customers are without power. Click here for more from OG&E's System Watch.12:40 a.m. Wednesday Update: A tornado warning has been issued for Cleveland, Lincoln, Oklahoma and Pottawatomie counties until 1 a.m. The tornado warning is the second warning Oklahoma has had during this wave of storms. 12:20 a.m. Wednesday Update: Multiple KOCO 5 viewers have said tornado sirens have gone off in the Oklahoma City metro, including in Piedmont, Bethany and Warr Acres. A tornado warning has not been issued for the area, but Damon says the threat of tornadoes is there.KOCO 5's tower cameras also are showing power flashes in the area near the Kilpatrick Turnpike and May Avenue. Damon says that power flashes don't necessarily mean tornadoes but that high winds are present. 11:55 p.m. Tuesday Update: A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Blaine, Canadian, Cleveland, Garvin, Grady, Kingfisher, Logan, McClain and Oklahoma counties until 12:45 a.m. Wednesday.Damon says the storms include 70 mph winds and could produce brief tornadoes.A severe thunderstorm warning also was issued for Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant and Major counties until 12:45 a.m.11:23 p.m. Tuesday Update: A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Caddo, Canadian, Comanche, Garvin, Grady, McClain and Stephens counties until midnight.10:45 p.m. Tuesday Update: A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Alfalfa and Wood counties until 11:30 p.m.10:25 p.m. Tuesday Update: Authorities have issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 5 a.m. Wednesday for several counties in central Oklahoma. The watch includes Atoka, Bryan, Canadian, Carter, Cleveland, Coal, Garfield, Garvin, Grant, Hughes, Johnston, Kay, Kingfisher, Lincoln, Logan, Love, McClain, Marshall, Murray, Noble, Oklahoma, Payne, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie and Seminole counties.10:10 p.m. Tuesday Update: A severe thunderstorm has been issued for Comanche, Cotton and Tillman counties until 10:45 p.m.10 p.m. Tuesday Update: As of about 10 p.m. Tuesday, KOCO 5 is watching two areas of severe storms in western Oklahoma – northwestern and southwestern Oklahoma.KOCO 5 chief meteorologist Damon Lane says the storm in northwestern Oklahoma still has a threat to produce hail. The storm is expected to be in Kansas soon.The storms in southwestern Oklahoma are coming in from Texas and have already produced 90 mph wind gusts. Those storms will move up to the northeast across the state.Watch the video player below for Damon’s latest update.9:55 p.m. Tuesday Update: The tornado watch that was issued for Beckham, Ellis, Harper and Roger Mills counties has been canceled.9:45 p.m. Tuesday Update: Severe storms in western Oklahoma are moving to the northeast. KOCO 5 chief meteorologist Damon Lane says the storm is bringing pretty large hail to the area. Watch the video player below for Damon's latest update.9:33 p.m. Tuesday Update: A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Alfalfa, Dewey, Major, Woods and Woodard counties until 10:15 p.m.9:10 p.m. Tuesday Update: Authorities have issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Jackson and Tillman counties until 10:15 p.m.8:30 p.m. Tuesday Update: Authorities have allowed the tornado warning in Roger Mills County to expire. They also have canceled the severe thunderstorm warning for Harper and Woods county.8:25 p.m. Tuesday Update: Authorities have canceled the severe thunderstorm warning for Beckham County but continued it for Roger Mills County until 8:30 p.m.8:12 p.m. Tuesday Update: A tornado warning is in effect for Roger Mills County until 8:30 p.m. The warning initially also included Beckham County, but authorities later dropped the county from the warning.Authorities also issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Roger Mills, Woods and Woodward counties until 8:45 p.m.7:40 p.m. Tuesday Update: A tornado watch has been issued for several counties in western Oklahoma until 1 a.m. Wednesday.The counties included in the tornado watch are Alfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Major, Roger Mills, Washita, Woods and Woodward counties.Watch the video player below for KOCO 5 chief meteorologist Damon Lane's latest severe weather timeline. Damon says the watch is the first of a few that will be issued overnight. Damon also says storms will form in western Oklahoma and move toward Interstate 35 by midnight and that the highest tornado risk will be from I-35 and west.The Oklahoma City metro will see an elevated chance of tornadoes, but the tornado risk will decrease east of I-35 to a low chance. The main tornado risk, according to Damon, will be quick spinups that will be brief and set up along the leading edge of storms.

Severe storms moved through Oklahoma late Tuesday and early Thursday, with authorities issuing two tornado warnings overnight.

One tornado warning was issued Tuesday night in western Oklahoma, and a second was issued during the early hours of Wednesday morning for multiple counties in the Oklahoma City metro.

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KOCO 5 kept a live blog during the severe weather coverage. Our live blog coverage has ended, but you can see the updates in the timeline below.

8 a.m. Wednesday Update: OG&E's system watch shows about 2,500 customers are without power.

1:55 a.m. Wednesday Update: Damon says the National Weather Service has dropped the severe thunderstorm warning for Gravin, Hughes, Lincoln, McClain, Payne, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie and Seminole counties. The warning was supposed to be in effect until 2:30 a.m., but officials ended it early by more than 30 minutes.

By dropping the warning, there are no severe weather threats in effect in the Sooner State.

1:45 a.m. Wednesday Update: OG&E's System Watch shows that more than 2,200 customers in the Oklahoma City metro are without power. The vast majority of those customers – more than 2,100 – are in Oklahoma City.

Click here for more from OG&E's System Watch.

1:28 a.m. Wednesday Update: A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Gravin, Hughes, Lincoln, McClain, Payne, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie and Seminole counties until 2:30 a.m.

1:15 a.m. Wednesday Update: The OKC City manager said there's no reported damage in the city, but people have reported power outages.

1:10 a.m. Wednesday Update: OG&E's System watch reports that more than 2,000 customers are without power after severe storms moved through the Oklahoma City metro. All the reported outages are in Oklahoma City.

Click here for more from OG&E's System Watch.

12:57 a.m. Wednesday Update: The tornado warning for Cleveland, Lincoln, Oklahoma and Pottawatomie has expired. The severe thunderstorm warning for the same area is still in effect until 1:30 a.m.

OG&E's system watch shows that more than 2,100 customers do not have power after the tornado-warned storms moved through parts of the Oklahoma City metro.

Click here for more from OG&E's System Watch.

12:45 a.m. Wednesday Update: OG&E's System Watch shows that almost 2,000 customers are without power. Click here for more from OG&E's System Watch.

12:40 a.m. Wednesday Update: A tornado warning has been issued for Cleveland, Lincoln, Oklahoma and Pottawatomie counties until 1 a.m. The tornado warning is the second warning Oklahoma has had during this wave of storms.

12:20 a.m. Wednesday Update: Multiple KOCO 5 viewers have said tornado sirens have gone off in the Oklahoma City metro, including in Piedmont, Bethany and Warr Acres.

A tornado warning has not been issued for the area, but Damon says the threat of tornadoes is there.

KOCO 5's tower cameras also are showing power flashes in the area near the Kilpatrick Turnpike and May Avenue. Damon says that power flashes don't necessarily mean tornadoes but that high winds are present.

11:55 p.m. Tuesday Update: A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Blaine, Canadian, Cleveland, Garvin, Grady, Kingfisher, Logan, McClain and Oklahoma counties until 12:45 a.m. Wednesday.

Damon says the storms include 70 mph winds and could produce brief tornadoes.

A severe thunderstorm warning also was issued for Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant and Major counties until 12:45 a.m.

11:23 p.m. Tuesday Update: A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Caddo, Canadian, Comanche, Garvin, Grady, McClain and Stephens counties until midnight.

10:45 p.m. Tuesday Update: A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Alfalfa and Wood counties until 11:30 p.m.

10:25 p.m. Tuesday Update: Authorities have issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 5 a.m. Wednesday for several counties in central Oklahoma.

The watch includes Atoka, Bryan, Canadian, Carter, Cleveland, Coal, Garfield, Garvin, Grant, Hughes, Johnston, Kay, Kingfisher, Lincoln, Logan, Love, McClain, Marshall, Murray, Noble, Oklahoma, Payne, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie and Seminole counties.

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10:10 p.m. Tuesday Update: A severe thunderstorm has been issued for Comanche, Cotton and Tillman counties until 10:45 p.m.

10 p.m. Tuesday Update: As of about 10 p.m. Tuesday, KOCO 5 is watching two areas of severe storms in western Oklahoma – northwestern and southwestern Oklahoma.

KOCO 5 chief meteorologist Damon Lane says the storm in northwestern Oklahoma still has a threat to produce hail. The storm is expected to be in Kansas soon.

The storms in southwestern Oklahoma are coming in from Texas and have already produced 90 mph wind gusts. Those storms will move up to the northeast across the state.

Watch the video player below for Damon’s latest update.

9:55 p.m. Tuesday Update: The tornado watch that was issued for Beckham, Ellis, Harper and Roger Mills counties has been canceled.

9:45 p.m. Tuesday Update: Severe storms in western Oklahoma are moving to the northeast. KOCO 5 chief meteorologist Damon Lane says the storm is bringing pretty large hail to the area. Watch the video player below for Damon's latest update.

9:33 p.m. Tuesday Update: A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Alfalfa, Dewey, Major, Woods and Woodard counties until 10:15 p.m.

9:10 p.m. Tuesday Update: Authorities have issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Jackson and Tillman counties until 10:15 p.m.

8:30 p.m. Tuesday Update: Authorities have allowed the tornado warning in Roger Mills County to expire. They also have canceled the severe thunderstorm warning for Harper and Woods county.

8:25 p.m. Tuesday Update: Authorities have canceled the severe thunderstorm warning for Beckham County but continued it for Roger Mills County until 8:30 p.m.

8:12 p.m. Tuesday Update: A tornado warning is in effect for Roger Mills County until 8:30 p.m. The warning initially also included Beckham County, but authorities later dropped the county from the warning.

Authorities also issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Roger Mills, Woods and Woodward counties until 8:45 p.m.

7:40 p.m. Tuesday Update: A tornado watch has been issued for several counties in western Oklahoma until 1 a.m. Wednesday.

The counties included in the tornado watch are Alfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Major, Roger Mills, Washita, Woods and Woodward counties.

Watch the video player below for KOCO 5 chief meteorologist Damon Lane's latest severe weather timeline.

Damon says the watch is the first of a few that will be issued overnight.

Damon also says storms will form in western Oklahoma and move toward Interstate 35 by midnight and that the highest tornado risk will be from I-35 and west.

The Oklahoma City metro will see an elevated chance of tornadoes, but the tornado risk will decrease east of I-35 to a low chance. The main tornado risk, according to Damon, will be quick spinups that will be brief and set up along the leading edge of storms.

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