Tornado, Oklahoma and fire weather
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Severe weather is expected from Texas to Wisconsin over the next several days. Here's when you might need to change your plans.
Oklahoma faces severe weather this weekend, including damaging wind, large hail, and tornadoes, following a strong tornado in Enid.
A Tornado Warning has been issued for Kay County until 7:15 p.m. The National Weather Center has issued a Tornado Watch for the following counties: Canadian, Cleveland, Grady, Kingfisher, Logan, McClain, Oklahoma, Payne, Garfield, Grant, Kay, Noble. Alfalfa, Blaine, Major, Caddo, Comanche.
A powerful tornado struck Oklahoma on Thursday, ripping roofs from buildings, felling power poles, and prompting an emergency response in a rural community near Vance Air Force Base, officials said.
More severe weather is expected in the central United States on Saturday after multiple tornadoes roared through the region earlier in the week, including a violent EF-4 twister that caused significant damage and multiple injuries in Oklahoma — the start of a dangerous multiday stretch of severe thunderstorms for the region.
Powerful tornadoes tore across Oklahoma, injuring at least 10 people and prompting the closure of Vance Air Force Base.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says federal emergency relief teams are on the ground in Oklahoma after tornadoes and severe storms caused damage across parts of the state.