Tornado Warnings Lifted, Severe Thunderstorms Move Through Eastern Oklahoma

Potentially strong storms are expected move across eastern Oklahoma Friday afternoon starting and bring severe thunderstorm warnings for the area.

Friday, April 9th 2021, 9:11 pm

By: News On 6


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Tornado warnings for Creek and Tulsa County will expire but severe thunderstorms continue to move across eastern Oklahoma Friday, with chances for hail and damaging winds.

A tornado warning was issued for Creek and Tulsa County around 7:45 p.m. and the National Weather Service will let the warnings expire. The tornado warning is centered in southwest Tulsa County near Mounds and Kiefer as our experts say a brief spin-up is possible, but the rotation has weakened. That system will be tracking north to northeast, to move through Bixby at 7:58 p.m., Broken Arrow at 8:08 p.m., Coweta at 8:15 p.m., and Inola at 8:30 p.m.

There is a strong severe thunderstorm moving through western Pittsburg County and is expected to hit Ashland and Scipio around 8:36 p.m. and to McAlester and Kiowa around 8:53 p.m.

Delaware County is seeing power outages, with up to 700 customers without power as of 8:50 p.m.

A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for eastern and southeastern Oklahoma until 11 p.m. Friday night.

Craig, Nowata, Rogers County Tulsa and Washington County were under severe thunderstorm warnings until 5 p.m. Friday and saw hail and strong winds.

This viewer photo was taken from Keystone Dam around 6 p.m. Friday.

Keystone Dam storm photoImage Provided By: Lori Veteto

A strong storm that is moving from Cleveland to Hominy and Skiatook Lake saw nickel to occasionally quarter-sized hail.

Some large hail was spotted in Cleveland by a viewer around 5 p.m. Friday.

One viewer sent this photo of hail covering a soccer field in Cleveland.

Cleveland Soccer Field Hail Image Provided By: Caden McArthur

The storm front is expected to form along the I-44 corridor this evening and move southeast through Oklahoma until around 10 p.m. or later Friday night. 


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