Oklahoma Hit By Tornadoes, Massive Hail

Multiple counties in central Oklahoma have been hit by tornadoes and baseball-sized hail on April 29. Tornado warnings are in place until 5:15 p.m. (Central Time) in McClain County, Grady County, and Cleveland County.

Nearly GRAPEFRUIT SIZE HAIL north of Lake Lawtonka at 3:35pm. Photo: Kristal Moreland Cooper #okwx #hail @NWSNorman pic.twitter.com/ooGAdvDYLq

— Katie Western (@KatieTheWXLady) April 29, 2016

Zoomed-in enhanced 1-min VIS loop of the occasionally tornadic storms approaching I-35 #okwx pic.twitter.com/4dSpCydePT

— Dan Lindsey (@DanLindsey77) April 29, 2016

Meteorologists reported multiple tornadoes, while people on the ground shared pictures of some of the consequences of the extreme weather.

2 possible #tornado touchdown

Sherman #TXwx & SW of OKC #OKwx

LIVE Forecast/#StormChasing: https://t.co/maPsytZqqx pic.twitter.com/Qs61poDdBD

— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) April 29, 2016

408pm – probable rain wrapped tornado crossing highway 81 between Ninnekah and Rush Springs

— NWS Norman (@NWSNorman) April 29, 2016

Severe thunderstorm SW of OKC as seen in #SRSOR 1-min visible satellite imagery from GOES-14. #okwx pic.twitter.com/9e5iUM3kHf

— Bill Line (@bill_line) April 29, 2016

Massive rotating wall cloud near Elgin, OK. @NWSNorman @breakingweather #fbp pic.twitter.com/sAJKxosY3w

— Brandon Sullivan (@BTSullivan91) April 29, 2016

Sirens going off in Blanchard #okwx – take cover of you’re nearby #liveonOKCFOX pic.twitter.com/VX7UmLgqw3

— Bill Schammert (@BillOnFox) April 29, 2016

DEVELOPING: 4:21 PM CDT: LARGE, EXTREMELY DANGEROUS #TORNADO moving 5 miles NW of #Alex #Oklahoma #OKwx pic.twitter.com/C98Ulrjsu1

— Johnny Kelly (@stormchaser4850) April 29, 2016

Oklahoma City Public Schools, serving over 45,000 students, cancelled all after school activities and athletics on April 29.

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Due to severe weather all after school activities and athletics scheduled for April 29th have been canceled. pic.twitter.com/JLVnxvDt50

— OKC Public Schools (@OKCPS) April 29, 2016

WOW! Amazing lightning seen yesterday in Gould, Oklahoma. Photo: Jodi Lynn. #Lightning #OKwx pic.twitter.com/qTI3jtYIfw

— Mark Tarello (@mark_tarello) April 29, 2016

Tornado Warned storm near Fletcher, OK #okwx pic.twitter.com/YJVr3AwkEk

— Paxton Storm Chasing (@PaxPhotography) April 29, 2016

Larger than golfball sized hail near Medicine Park! – pic from @OKCFOX viewer Roy Carter #okwx pic.twitter.com/gbj2hFK0xa

— Tom George (@TheTomGeorge) April 29, 2016

More photo the #hail in #Lawton #Oklahoma,about an hour ago.#okwx #storm #Thunder #severeweather #stormhour pic.twitter.com/AvvrdOVGDY

— Marta Povlen (@povlen13) April 29, 2016