Severe Weather and Tornadoes over Oklahoma
Oklahoma City and surrounding areas were struck with severe weather last night, the night of Wednesday 2023-04-19. Nine tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma, making a total of 15 tornadoes from the storm system. Tornadoes were also reported in Nebraska and Iowa. This severe weather took the lives of three Oklahomans.
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The radar reflectivity south of Norman, Oklahoma showed a distinct rotational pattern, which is noted in the animation below. The rotation can be seen in the reflectivity around the 00:20Z timestamp (7:20 pm local time).
The Storm Prediction Center, appropriately located in Norman, OK, has issued a slight categorical outlook for today, 2023-04-20.
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