Oklahoma and North Texas Face Damaging Winds, Large Hail and Isolated Tornadoes This Afternoon as Storms Target Tulsa, El Reno and Wichita Falls Along a Moving Cold Front

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma — Scattered strong to severe storms are developing across Oklahoma and into north Texas this afternoon and evening along a southward-moving cold front. Damaging winds and large hail are the primary concerns with any storm that reaches severe limits, but a tornado or two cannot be entirely ruled out — particularly if mesoscale interactions develop along the frontal boundary in a way that compensates for the otherwise limited tornado environment.

Where the Storms Are Focused

Forecast radar valid 6:00 PM CDT Friday May 8 shows intense storm cores concentrated across:

  • El Reno and the Oklahoma City northwest corridor — the most intense cells on the display with the highest updraft helicity values
  • Tulsa and the northeast Oklahoma corridor — active cells pushing into the Tulsa metro
  • Enid — sitting between the two main storm clusters along the frontal line
  • Fredonia and…

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