Severe Weather Threats Return Wednesday Night; Tornado Watch Issued For Northeast, Central Oklahoma

Severe weather threats return to Green Country on Wednesday.

A line of strong to severe storms is expected to form in western to north-central Oklahoma by late afternoon along a cold front, pushing southeast through the night with severe weather embedded until early Thursday morning.

Tornado Watches

A tornado watch has been issued for several counties in Northeast Oklahoma until 12 a.m.

Counties included are:

1. Craig
2. Creek
3. Hughes
4. Lincoln
5. Mayes
6. Nowata
7. Okfuskee
8. Okmulgee
9. Osage
10. Ottawa
11. Pawnee
12. Rogers
13. Tulsa
14. Wagoner
15. Washington

A Tornado Watch has been issued for much of Central Oklahoma until 9 p.m.

Counties included are

1. Alfalfa
2. Blaine,
3. Caddo,
4. Canadian,
5. Cleveland
6. Custer,
7. Dewey,
8. Garfield,
9. Grady
10. Kay,
11. Kingfisher,
12. Logan,
13. Major,
14. McClain
15. Noble,
16. Oklahoma,
17. Payne,
18. Washita,
19. Woods
20. Woodward

Here is a general timeline for the main severe threats according to Chief Meteorologist Travis Meyer:

1. Northwest of Tulsa: 7 p.m. — 10 p.m.
2. Tulsa Metro & I-44 corridor: 10 p.m. — noon
3. Southeast of Tulsa: noon — 3 a.m.

Large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes are all possible. The tornado risk will be moderate during the initial storms through the evening, with an increased focus on damaging winds and embedded spin-ups after midnight and into early Thursday.