National Weather Service in Norman has confirmed 152 tornadoes in 2024, breaking the previous record of 149 in 2019.
In total, there were at least 53 fatalities caused by tornadoes last year across the U.S., including eight in Oklahoma from five tornadoes.
While much of Oklahoma experienced single-digit temperatures early Tuesday morning, they haven't quite beat the lowest temps on record.
Dangerous cold temperatures remained across Oklahoma, with the lowest temperatures in nearly four years hitting the state.
Oklahoma skies spawned more tornadoes in 2024 than any previous year, according to preliminary data from the National Weather Service.
While the weather is clear on Friday and Saturday, parts of Oklahoma could see a wintry mix on Sunday. >> Go to the KOCO weather page | Get KOCO on the Go | Subscribe to KOCO 5's YouTube channel
On Sunday, it will be several degrees cooler with cloudy skies and shower chances. The highest chance for rain will be in the southeast. Hope you have a wonderful weekend! It will be warmer next week with highs above normal and rain chances increasing.
We are looking forward to a nice return to above-freezing temperatures as we go into the weekend. We'll get a better warm-up Friday and Saturday before temperatures drop again Sunday.
After a freak winter storm crossed the Gulf Coast this week, some typically warm locations saw more snow than Oklahoma did.
There isn’t a direct temperature or weather benchmark that school systems use to decide when to close the doors, but several factors do play a role.
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a Cold Weather Advisory for Northeast Oklahoma through 10 a.m. Tuesday.
Residents across the country from the Northern Plains to the tip of Maine are bracing for dangerously low temperatures as tens of millions of residents along the East Coast contend