Oklahoma storms with a hail and low tornado risk expected Friday
WATCH LIVE: Severe storms with massive hail transferring into central Oklahoma
Updated: 5:37 PM CDT May 8, 2026
Severe storms are firing off throughout components of Oklahoma with a extreme thunderstorm watch issued.>> Go to the KOCO climate web page | Get KOCO on the Go | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channel | Sign up for KOCO 5’s Morning Newsletter Below is a operating weblog from Friday’s storms5:25 p.m. Friday Update:The National Weather Service has issued a extreme thunderstorm warning for southeastern Noble County and northeastern Payne County.The predominant threats with the storms are 60 mph wind gusts and hail as much as the scale of quarters.Areas that may very well be impacted embody Stillwater, Yale, Morrison, Glencoe, Quay, and Ingalls.The warning is about to run out at 6:15 p.m. 5:12 p.m. Friday Update:The National Weather Service has issued a extreme thunderstorm warning for southeastern Kingfisher County, Oklahoma County, southern Logan County and northeastern Canadian County.The predominant threats with the storms are 60 mph wind gusts and hail the scale of half {dollars}.Oklahoma City, Edmond, Midwest City, Del City, El Reno, Guthrie, Kingfisher, Yukon, Bethany, Mustang, Warr Acres, The Village, Piedmont, Spencer, Nichols Hills, Jones, Okarche, Cashion, Calumet, and Cedar Valley.The warning is about to run out at 6 p.m.5 p.m. Friday Update:The National Weather Service has issued a extreme thunderstorm warning for northwestern Lincoln County, northeastern Logan County and southwestern Payne County.The predominant threats with the storms are 60 mph wind gusts and hail as much as the scale of half {dollars}.Areas that may very well be impacted embody Perkins, Langston, Tryon, Ripley, Agra, Coyle, Mulhall, Meridian, and Parkland.The warning is about to run out at 5:45 p.m.4:35 p.m. Friday Update:The National Weather Service has issued a extreme thunderstorm warning for southern Kingfisher County, east central Blaine County and north central Canadian County.The predominant threats with the storms at wind gusts as much as 60 mph and hail the scale of quarters.Areas that may very well be impacted embody Watonga, Kingfisher, Okarche, Hitchcock, and Omega.The warning is about to run out at 5:15 p.m.4:30 p.m. Friday Update:The National Weather Service has issued a extreme thunderstorm warning for east central Kingfisher County, southwestern Noble County, northern Logan County and southwestern Payne County.The predominant threats with the storms are 60 mph wind gusts and hail the scale of quarters.Areas that may very well be impacted embody Langston, Crescent, Coyle, Mulhall, Orlando, Lovell, and Lake Carl Blackwell.The warning is about to run out at 5 p.m.3:45 p.m. Friday Update:The National Weather Service has issued a extreme thunderstorm warning for jap Kay County and north central Noble County.The predominant threats with the storms are 60 mph wind gusts and hail the scale of quarters.Areas that may very well be affected embody Ponca City, Kaw City, Kildare, and Kaw Lake.The warning is about to run out at 4:30 p.m.2:55 p.m. Friday Update:The National Weather Service has issued a extreme thunderstorm watch till 10 p.m. for Atoka, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cherokee, Cleveland, Coal, Comanche, Cotton, Craig, Creek, Custer, Delaware, Dewey, Garfield, Garvin, Grady, Hughes, Jefferson, Johnston, Kay, Kingfisher, Kiowa, Lincoln, Logan, Love, Major, Marshall, Mayes, McClain, McIntosh, Murray, Muskogee, Noble, Nowata, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Payne, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Rogers, Seminole, Stephens, Tillman, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washington and Washita counties.KOCO 5 Meteorologist Mikayla Smith exhibits what it’s worthwhile to know earlier than the storms.Friday Storm Risk A degree 2 slight risk has been issued for a lot of Oklahoma spanning from the southwestern to the jap a part of the state. The OKC metro is included within the slight risk zone. There’s additionally a degree 1 marginal risk in far jap and components of western Oklahoma. Storms may produce 2-inch hail and damaging 60-70 mph wind gusts, and there’s a low tornado risk. Oklahoma Tornado Risk The tornado index is highest in central and northeastern Oklahoma, sitting at a 2 out of 10. This zone consists of the OKC metro, Enid, Stillwater, Seminole, Tulsa, Ponca City, Bartlesville, and areas east of Hobart and Clinton, and northeast of Lawton. Surrounding areas within the extreme climate risk zone have a tornado index of 1 out of 10. The tornado threats can be doable, however the greater concern goes to be robust winds and hail. Oklahoma Hail Risk We’re looking ahead to some damaging hail with these storms. Central, southwestern, and northwestern Oklahoma – together with the OKC metro, Lawton, Ada, Ardmore, Enid, Seminole, Stillwater, Tulsa, Ponca City, and Bartlesville – may see golf ball-sized hail. Not each storm in that space may have golf ball-sized hail. Surrounding areas may get hail the scale of quarters. Severe Storm Timeline These storms may influence your night plans, with storms presumably firing up north of the OKC metro by 3 p.m. Friday. They’ll develop and journey south and east into the OKC and Tulsa metros, Stillwater, Shawnee, El Reno, and Hinton by 5-6 p.m. Once they cross the metro by 7 p.m., they’re going to proceed south towards Pauls Valley and Purcell and then to the Texas border by 9 p.m. Friday. The storms can be out of Oklahoma after midnight. Saturday Storm Risk Storm likelihood is actually low all through the day, however they ramp up Saturday evening and into the in a single day hours into Mother’s Day. There’s one other degree 2 slight risk for southwestern Oklahoma on Saturday. Areas included on this risk zone are Clinton, Hobart, Altus, and Lawton. A degree 1 marginal risk additionally has been issued for central, northwestern and southern Oklahoma in addition to the Panhandle. The OKC metro is included on this risk zone. These storms may produce hail and damaging winds, and there’s additionally a low tornado risk. KOCO 5 First Alert Weather Team, led by Chief Meteorologist Damon Lane, has been licensed by WeatheRate as offering the Most Accurate Forecast in Oklahoma City for 14 consecutive years. This excellent achievement underscores KOCO 5’s unwavering dedication to delivering dependable climate forecasts to viewers.
Severe storms are firing off throughout components of Oklahoma with a extreme thunderstorm watch issued.
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Below is a operating weblog from Friday’s storms
5:25 p.m. Friday Update:
The National Weather Service has issued a extreme thunderstorm warning for southeastern Noble County and northeastern Payne County.
The predominant threats with the storms are 60 mph wind gusts and hail as much as the scale of quarters.
Areas that may very well be impacted embody Stillwater, Yale, Morrison, Glencoe, Quay, and Ingalls.
The warning is about to run out at 6:15 p.m.
5:12 p.m. Friday Update:
The National Weather Service has issued a extreme thunderstorm warning for southeastern Kingfisher County, Oklahoma County, southern Logan County and northeastern Canadian County.
The predominant threats with the storms are 60 mph wind gusts and hail the scale of half {dollars}.
Oklahoma City, Edmond, Midwest City, Del City, El Reno, Guthrie, Kingfisher, Yukon, Bethany, Mustang, Warr Acres, The Village, Piedmont, Spencer, Nichols Hills, Jones, Okarche, Cashion, Calumet, and Cedar Valley.
The warning is about to run out at 6 p.m.
5 p.m. Friday Update:
The National Weather Service has issued a extreme thunderstorm warning for northwestern Lincoln County, northeastern Logan County and southwestern Payne County.
The predominant threats with the storms are 60 mph wind gusts and hail as much as the scale of half {dollars}.
Areas that may very well be impacted embody Perkins, Langston, Tryon, Ripley, Agra, Coyle, Mulhall, Meridian, and Parkland.
The warning is about to run out at 5:45 p.m.
4:35 p.m. Friday Update:
The National Weather Service has issued a extreme thunderstorm warning for southern Kingfisher County, east central Blaine County and north central Canadian County.
The predominant threats with the storms at wind gusts as much as 60 mph and hail the scale of quarters.
Areas that may very well be impacted embody Watonga, Kingfisher, Okarche, Hitchcock, and Omega.
The warning is about to run out at 5:15 p.m.
4:30 p.m. Friday Update:
The National Weather Service has issued a extreme thunderstorm warning for east central Kingfisher County, southwestern Noble County, northern Logan County and southwestern Payne County.
The predominant threats with the storms are 60 mph wind gusts and hail the scale of quarters.
Areas that may very well be impacted embody Langston, Crescent, Coyle, Mulhall, Orlando, Lovell, and Lake Carl Blackwell.
The warning is about to run out at 5 p.m.
3:45 p.m. Friday Update:
The National Weather Service has issued a extreme thunderstorm warning for jap Kay County and north central Noble County.
The predominant threats with the storms are 60 mph wind gusts and hail the scale of quarters.
Areas that may very well be affected embody Ponca City, Kaw City, Kildare, and Kaw Lake.
The warning is about to run out at 4:30 p.m.
2:55 p.m. Friday Update:
The National Weather Service has issued a extreme thunderstorm watch till 10 p.m. for Atoka, Blaine, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cherokee, Cleveland, Coal, Comanche, Cotton, Craig, Creek, Custer, Delaware, Dewey, Garfield, Garvin, Grady, Hughes, Jefferson, Johnston, Kay, Kingfisher, Kiowa, Lincoln, Logan, Love, Major, Marshall, Mayes, McClain, McIntosh, Murray, Muskogee, Noble, Nowata, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Payne, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Rogers, Seminole, Stephens, Tillman, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washington and Washita counties.
KOCO 5 Meteorologist Mikayla Smith exhibits what it’s worthwhile to know earlier than the storms.
Friday Storm Risk
A degree 2 slight risk has been issued for a lot of Oklahoma spanning from the southwestern to the jap a part of the state. The OKC metro is included within the slight risk zone.
There’s additionally a degree 1 marginal risk in far jap and components of western Oklahoma.
Storms may produce 2-inch hail and damaging 60-70 mph wind gusts, and there’s a low tornado risk.
Oklahoma Tornado Risk
The tornado index is highest in central and northeastern Oklahoma, sitting at a 2 out of 10. This zone consists of the OKC metro, Enid, Stillwater, Seminole, Tulsa, Ponca City, Bartlesville, and areas east of Hobart and Clinton, and northeast of Lawton.
Surrounding areas within the extreme climate risk zone have a tornado index of 1 out of 10.
The tornado threats can be doable, however the greater concern goes to be robust winds and hail.
Oklahoma Hail Risk
We’re looking ahead to some damaging hail with these storms. Central, southwestern, and northwestern Oklahoma – together with the OKC metro, Lawton, Ada, Ardmore, Enid, Seminole, Stillwater, Tulsa, Ponca City, and Bartlesville – may see golf ball-sized hail.
Not each storm in that space may have golf ball-sized hail. Surrounding areas may get hail the scale of quarters.
Severe Storm Timeline
These storms may influence your night plans, with storms presumably firing up north of the OKC metro by 3 p.m. Friday. They’ll develop and journey south and east into the OKC and Tulsa metros, Stillwater, Shawnee, El Reno, and Hinton by 5-6 p.m.
Once they cross the metro by 7 p.m., they’re going to proceed south towards Pauls Valley and Purcell and then to the Texas border by 9 p.m. Friday. The storms can be out of Oklahoma after midnight.
Saturday Storm Risk
Storm likelihood is actually low all through the day, however they ramp up Saturday evening and into the in a single day hours into Mother’s Day.
There’s one other degree 2 slight risk for southwestern Oklahoma on Saturday. Areas included on this risk zone are Clinton, Hobart, Altus, and Lawton.
A degree 1 marginal risk additionally has been issued for central, northwestern and southern Oklahoma in addition to the Panhandle. The OKC metro is included on this risk zone.
These storms may produce hail and damaging winds, and there’s additionally a low tornado risk.
KOCO 5 First Alert Weather Team, led by Chief Meteorologist Damon Lane, has been licensed by WeatheRate as offering the Most Accurate Forecast in Oklahoma City for 14 consecutive years. This excellent achievement underscores KOCO 5’s unwavering dedication to delivering dependable climate forecasts to viewers.
