Tornado touches down near Horseshoe Bend; Early morning storms cause some damage around Oklahoma

Our News On 6 meteorologists are in the Bob Mills Weather Center tracking storms as they move through Oklahoma overnight into Saturday.

Storms developed in western Oklahoma Friday night and are moving east overnight.

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9:00 a.m.

Osage SkyNews 6 captured video of damage in McAlester, Oklahoma Saturday morning.

SEE THE IMPACT: Storm damage in old downtown McAlester, see video and pictures

The web extra video below shows the damage from the ground.

7:00 a.m.

Tornado Warning issued for Le Flore County and the Poteau area until 7:30 am

6:45 a.m.

Tonardo Warning for Latimer and Le Flore County expires.

6:25 a.m.

Tornado Warning for Latimer and Le Flore County until 6:45 am. Mostly impacting the Spiro, Oklahoma area.

6:15 a.m.

The McAlester is in the clear, but storms continue to push east.

6:01 a.m.

The Tornado Watch for most counties in Oklahoma expires. Tornado Watch extended for Latimer, Le Flore, and Pittsburg County until 7:00 am.

5:57 a.m.

A Tornado Warning is issued for Latimer and Pittsburg County until 6:45 am. The McAlester area should take cover.

5:53 a.m.

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Haskell, Le Flore, and Sequoyah County until 6:30

5:50 a.m.

Circulation moves out of Stillwell toward the Arkansas state line.

5:40 a.m.

Damaging winds and tornado conditions push into the Stillwell, Blanch, and Zion areas.

5:30 a.m.

A Tornado Warning remains in effect for Adair County until 6:15 am. The Cherokee area warning expires..

5:25 a.m.

A confirmed tornado touches down in the Horseshoe Bend area of Oklahoma. Data indicates a lot of debris in the area of Tahlequah, Park Hill, and the surrounding area.

5:18 a.m.

Tornado Warning for Adair and Cherokee County in OK until 5:45 am.

5:15 a.m.

Storms intensify with wind speeds picking up ot roughly 70 mph near Tahlequah. Wind damage is likely in some areas. A Thunderstorm warning remains in effect until 5:45 a.m. Adair, Cherokee, Mayes, Muskogee, Sequoyah, and Wagoner County

Rotation is possible. Those in Tahlequah should take tornado precautions.

5:05 a.m.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Adair, Cherokee, Mayes, Muskogee, Sequoyah, and Wagoner County until 5:45 am.

4:40 a.m.

Storms are expected to reach the Tahlequah area by 5:15 a.m.

4:20 a.m.

Rain and storms move into the Rogers County area.

4:15 a.m.

Strong winds are pushing through the Tulsa, Creek, and Okmulgee County areas, with wind speeds up to 50 mph in some areas. Storms are expected to continue moving eastward.

3:55 a.m.

A fast-moving cell is moving East into Creek and Okmulgee counties.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Osage, Rogers, Tulsa, and Washington County until 4:45 am.

3:35 a.m.

Storms will enter the Tulsa County area by 3:45 a.m. At this time, it is more windy and rainy than anything else. Larger storms will be in Washington County to the north.

3:00 a.m.

Alan Crone takes over as storms push across the Northern parts of Oklahoma

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Creek, Nowata, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa, and Washington County until 4:00 am.

Severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 miles northeast of Foraker to 4 miles west of Wynona to 3 miles southwest of Jennings.

Tornado Watch remains in effect until 6 a.m. for most of the state.

1:30 a.m.

Watch Travis Meyers' latest update at the top of this article.

A tornado watch is in effect until 6 a.m. Saturday for much of the state.

A severe thunderstorm affects Stillwater, and a tornado warning is in effect for the Alva area in northern Oklahoma.

Heavy rains, lightning, and thunder are affecting Tulsa but those storms are not severe.

Winds are expected to be gusting at 40-50 miles per hour with storms tracking northeast from Henryetta.

Storms in western Oklahoma are of more concern into early Saturday morning.

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