Large power poles downed in Edmond

Thunderstorms producing tornadoes, large hail and high winds raked western and central Oklahoma on Sunday and this morning.

An early-morning storm that spotters said produced at least one tornado and a few funnels rolled across north Oklahoma City and north Edmond.

A string of very tall power poles along Danforth, at least between Santa Fe and Western, were knocked down by the early-morning storm.

At 2:30 a.m., Oklahoma Gas and Electric reported about 7,300 customers without power, including 4,355 in the Piedmont area and 1,240 in north Oklahoma City, and 1,200 in Edmond.

A KWTV News-9 spotter reported a brief touchdown of a tornado about 1:20 a.m. south of 178th and east of Rockwell. Spotters later reported funnels near Santa Fe and Covell Road a the storm tracked east-northeast across northwest Oklahoma City and north Edmond and into Logan County.

The weather service issued a tornado warning at 1:32 a.m. for southwest Logan County and northwest Oklahoma County, in effect until 2 a.m. That warning was allowed to expire, but a warning for southeast Logan County was issued until 2:45 a.m.

A tornado warning also was issued for Garfield County at 1:58 this morning, effective until 2:30. A storm capable of producing a tornado was detected near Vance Air Force Base moving east-northeast at 20 mph. Locations in the warning included Breckenridge, Enid, Fairmont, Garber, Hunter, Vance AFB and Waukomis.

A tornado watch was in effect until 3 a.m. for the following counties: Alfalfa, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Creek, Garfield, Grady, Grant, Kay, Kingfisher, Lincoln, Logan, McClain, Major, Noble, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, Osage, Pawnee, Payne and Pottawatomie.

Storm spotters first observed brief tornadoes in the Lookeba area in Caddo County about 11 p.m. No damage has been reported from that storm, but the county experienced damage earlier in the evening when power lines were brought down in the Albert and Oney areas.

Crews were working overnight to restore power.

Tornado warnings were issued during the evening for Caddo, Washita, Grady, Canadian, Oklahoma and Logan counties.

A tornado was first spotted at 10:53 p.m. one mile west of Lookeba and moving east at 25 mph. A tornado warning issued for southern Canadian County, northwestern Grady County and eastern Caddo County expired at midnight.

The weather service issued an urban and small stream flood advisory for eastern