![]() ![]() While a tornado is still possible, forecasters said residents should be most concerned with possibilities for large hail and damaging winds. The watch covers all of central Oklahoma, most of southern Oklahoma and north-central Oklahoma. and replaced it with a severe thunderstorm watch effective until 3 a.m. The National Weather Service in Norman has dropped a tornado watch that had covered central Oklahoma until 10 p.m. ![]() Associated Press Tornado watch dropped in Oklahoma, replaced with severe thunderstorm watch Perryton is just south of the Oklahoma-Texas border, about 50 miles southeast of Guymon.įirst responders from surrounding areas and from Oklahoma descended on the town. Perryton Fire Chief Paul Dutcher told ABC 7 that a person was killed in a mobile home park that took a “direct hit” from a tornado. “There are still reports of ongoing rescues,” he said. But there was no immediate word on its size, meteorologist Luigi Meccariello said. The National Weather Service in Amarillo confirmed that a tornado hit the area Thursday afternoon. Ryan Sharp At least one dead after Texas Panhandle tornadoĪ tornado ripped through the Texas Panhandle town of Perryton on Thursday, killing at least one person, injuring dozens more and causing widespread damage as another in a series of fierce storms carved its way through the South. An 84 mph wind gust was reported near Max Westheimer airport in Norman around 9:15 p.m. Strong winds on the leading edge of the storm were approaching 70 mph in northern Oklahoma City. Ryan Sharp 70 mph winds hit Oklahoma City metro areaĪ line of strong thunderstorms moved through the Oklahoma City and Norman areas Thursday evening bringing heavy rain and straight-line winds. The National Weather Service is anticipating more severe weather to move through much of Oklahoma on Saturday. Here is a look at the updates as they happened: What's next for Oklahoma weather? More storms SaturdayĪs storms started to wind down Thursday evening, residents in Oklahoma began looking ahead to the next round of severe weather that is expected to move through the state. The Oklahoman provided live updates throughout the afternoon and evening Thursday. “June 15th is sometimes where we see this sort of cut off the spring severity and we go more toward summer, so it’s recently been unusual to get this severe of storms in June, but it can still happen any time.” “It’s probably better to treat this like the weather we normally get in April and May, something like that,” said Bruce Thoren, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Norman. The late-spring storms produced at least one deadly tornado in the Texas panhandle before hammering the Oklahoma City area with high winds and heavy rain. Visitors can learn more about air quality and smoke by visiting or For updates on this prescribed burn, visit Video: We gathered safety tips for tornadoes and severe thunderstorms.Ĭentral and western Oklahoma saw strong storms with heavy rain, hail and wind gusts up to 80 mph on Thursday. Smoke impacts are expected to be brief, as the fine vegetation in the burn areas will be consumed quickly. Please drive slowly and follow all firefighter instructions. Visitors may see smoke, active fire, and firefighters. There are no planned road closures associated with the Ash Mountain Prescribed Burn, but short delays may occur. Due to fuel conditions, the Hospital Rock segment has been removed from the burn plan at this time. Following a wet winter, this prescribed burn is reducing especially dense growth of grasses and fine vegetation that could pose a serious hazard in the event of an accidental fire start in these busy areas during the hot summer season. Segments are located adjacent to roads and infrastructure. The 2023 Ash Mountain Prescribed Burn consists of 11 segments between the Sequoia National Park entrance station and the Foothills Visitor Center. Fire managers are taking advantage of relatively cool weather this week to complete this important project. During prescribed burns, crews are prepared to stop lighting and hold when conditions become unsuitable for burning. While conducting today’s test burn, fire personnel took frequent weather readings and monitored fire behavior. Firefighters plan to conduct another test burn and hopefully continue with ignitions tomorrow. After a test burn, firefighters concluded that objectives for fuel consumption were not being met. J–Due to inclement weather and unfavorable fuel moisture conditions, fire management staff and park leadership have delayed further ignitions for the 2023 Ash Mountain Prescribed Burn until tomorrow, Thursday June 8, after an unsuccessful test burn.Ī low-pressure system is currently over much of the southwestern part of the country, which brought rain to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks this morning. ![]()
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