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Tornado watch issued for several counties

Pabio November 3, 2024

Tornado watches were issued for several counties.

A tornado watch has been issued for Adair, Cherokee, Creek, Delaware, Haskell, Hughes, Lincoln, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pawnee, Payne, Pittsburg, Rogers, Sequoyah, Tulsa and Wagoner County in OK until at 9:00 a.m.

A strong storm system will impact the state today, bringing torrential rain and severe weather threats this weekend. A flood watch is in effect for most of northeast Oklahoma beginning this afternoon and continuing through early Monday.

Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected, with precipitation forecasts of 4 to 6 inches, and some localized areas could receive between 8 and 10 inches.

The risk of strong to severe storms will also increase, especially Saturday night and early Sunday morning, primarily near or southwest of the Tulsa metro area.

Additional severe weather threats will develop Sunday afternoon and evening across southern portions, with more severe weather expected Monday across most of eastern Oklahoma.

Highs on Saturday will reach the upper 60s to lower 70s, with overcast skies and southeast winds gusting 10 to 20 mph.

The upper airflow features a deep trough over the western United States and a mid-level ridge of high pressure centered in the Southeast, creating favorable southwesterly airflow over the Plains of the south and center.

This persistent southerly flow will bring significant moisture, setting the stage for showers and storms, including the possibility of heavy rain.

The main upper trough is expected to remain in the area until late Monday night or early Tuesday morning, with several disturbances surrounding the base of the trough and affecting the state beginning this afternoon and continuing throughout the weekend.

Predicting these disruptions can be difficult, but each wave will increase the likelihood of showers and storms.

The first wave is expected later this afternoon and evening, and will continue into early Sunday morning.

We could see a brief lull on Sunday before more storms develop in the afternoon and evening, likely to bring heavy rain and severe weather.

Thunderstorms are likely early Monday, followed by a final round of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

As the main atmospheric trough ejects toward the northeast late Monday night and early Tuesday morning, dry air will envelop the system, leading to generally pleasant, dry weather on Election Day, with lows morning highs in the 50s and daytime highs in the mid 60s.

Consensus data suggests another storm system could approach the area late next week, but the timeline could change. Low chances of showers and storms will remain in the forecast late next week into early next weekend.

Emergency Information: Outages Across Oklahoma:

Northeast Oklahoma has various power companies and electric cooperatives, many of which have overlapping coverage areas. Below is a link to various outage maps.

PSO outage map

OG&E outage map

VVEC fault map

Indian Electric Cooperative (IEC) Outage Map

Oklahoma Electric Cooperative Association Outage Map – (Note that several small cooperatives are included)