today's tornado threat complete severe weather outlookincluding tornado, wind, and hail threats current severe weather watches Tornado watches are red. Severe thunderstorm watches are blue. ← go back to the map Remember to check outsevere weather outlookfor more severe weather andcyclocanefor hurric...
Current outlook areas, radar, and convective watches Organized categorical risk of severe storms begins with “marginal” (MRGL). Levels increase from there to “slight” (SLGT), then “enhanced” (ENH), to “moderate” (MDT), and finally “high” (HIGH). In a marginal risk, one might ...
The National Weather Service (NWS) shares tornado watches and tornado warnings to help people stay updated on the chances of severe weather. What’s the difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning? A Tornado Watch In the case of a tornado watch:...
Flooded farm near Wellston, OK. Photo from the Oklahoma City Times, June 10, 1974, courtesy of the Oklahoma Historical Society. Timeline of Warnings and Watches Severe weather and hydrologic watches and warnings were issued over a 20+ hour period beginning in the pre-dawn hours on June 8th,...
Tornado watches are set to expire in the coming hour and severe thunderstorm watches will last for the next couple of hours. The main threats are widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts up to 85 mph, isolated very large hail events to 2.5 inches in diameter and a tornado or...