I’m in the southern part of the “high-risk” area - don’t think we get into this weather pattern but every 3 or 4 years at most. Scary, but nothing out of the ordinary. Severe weather is par for the course this time of the year, and is nothing out of the ordinary. The fact that storms have incidentally struck high-density communities of late is the only reason for irrational alarm.
Convective initiation seems to be underway in Washita and Jackson Co in Oklahoma...storm tops are already 30-40 kft...
Storm spotters reporting tornadoes N. Blaine County, going into Major County
2mi NE of Canton
3mi ENE of Longdale, OK (estimates tornado is 1/2 mile wide)