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.
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
