Tornado Warning Issued For Parts Of Northwestern Oklahoma

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for parts of northwestern Oklahoma Saturday afternoon.

As of 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Woodward County is under the tornado warning. At 5:18 p.m., a tornado was detected seven miles northeast of Harmon, moving northeast at 45 mph.

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People in and near Sharon, Woodward, and Mooreland are advised to take immediate tornado precautions.

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Several counties, including Alfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Custer Counties, and more, are under a tornado watch Saturday evening.

The weather service says there is a high risk of severe thunderstorms through early Sunday near and east of a line from Woodward south to Weatherford and encompassing the entire Oklahoma City metropolitan area and Stillwater. Moderate and slight risks cover the rest of the state.

Forecasters say warm, moist and unstable air is in place over Oklahoma, and severe storms will be capable of producing violent and long-lived tornadoes.

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On Friday, at least six people received minor injuries when a tornado damaged homes, schools and a church in Norman. Possible tornadoes were reported overnight near Oklahoma City.

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