Tornado Warning and Comments

The tornado sirens have just gone off. This storm is affecting the SE side of Oklahoma County moving NE. Circulation and funnels have been spotted. There are 3 storms at present but none are affecting the Oklahoma City area. See below for areas in warning area.
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Active Watches and Warnings

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK

713 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008

OKC109-020045-
/O.CON.KOUN.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-080502T0045Z/
OKLAHOMA OK-
713 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR THE EASTERN
HALF OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY...

AT 713 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR TINKER AIR
FORCE BASE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE CHOCTAW...DEL CITY...EASTERN
OKLAHOMA CITY...MIDWEST CITY...NICOMA PARK...SPENCER AND TINKER AIR
FORCE BASE.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 155 AND 162.

IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO THREAT... THIS STORM LIKELY CONTAINS
DAMAGING HAIL TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS OR LARGER.
OKC109-020100-
/O.NEW.KOUN.SV.W.0323.080501T2355Z-080502T0100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
655 PM CDT THU MAY 1 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
OKLAHOMA COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...

* UNTIL 800 PM CDT

* AT 655 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER VALLEY BROOK...MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST AT 30
MPH. HAIL UP TO TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER IS LIKELY.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE ARCADIA...CHOCTAW...EDMOND...
FOREST PARK...JONES...LAKE ALUMA...LUTHER...MIDWEST CITY...NICHOLS
HILLS...NICOMA PARK...NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA CITY...SPENCER AND THE
VILLAGE.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 128 AND 146.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 125 AND 152.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH NO ADVANCE WARNING.
MOVE IMMEDIATELY TO A STORM SHELTER... BASEMENT OR STURDY BUILDING IF
A TORNADO IS SIGHTED.
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 245
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
703 PM CDT THU MAY 01 2008

TORNADO WATCH 245 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
OKC017-019-027-029-033-035-037-047-049-051-053-063-067-069-071-
073-081-083-085-087-091-095-097-099-101-103-105-107-109-111-113-
117-119-123-125-131-133-137-143-145-147-020600-
/O.CON.KWNS.TO.A.0245.000000T0000Z-080502T0600Z/
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

CANADIAN CARTER CLEVELAND
COAL COTTON CRAIG
CREEK GARFIELD GARVIN
GRADY GRANT HUGHES
JEFFERSON JOHNSTON KAY
KINGFISHER LINCOLN LOGAN
LOVE MCCLAIN MCINTOSH
MARSHALL MAYES MURRAY
MUSKOGEE NOBLE NOWATA
OKFUSKEE OKLAHOMA OKMULGEE
OSAGE PAWNEE PAYNE
PONTOTOC POTTAWATOMIE ROGERS
SEMINOLE STEPHENS TULSA
WAGONER WASHINGTON