Parts of state face possible flooding today
Parts of state face possible flooding today

Severe thunderstorms rolled through Oklahoma for the fifth straight day Monday and spawned at least one tornado near Kay County, according to the National Weather Service.

Storm spotters reported the tornado about 6:45 p.m. near Blackwell moving northeast at about 25 mph, according to the weather service.

Dennis Bonewell, director of emergency management in Kay County, said he visited the area where the tornado was reported but did not see any damage and no damage reports had been phoned in from elsewhere.

Storms that formed Monday across the Texas panhandle, western and northern Oklahoma prompted the weather service to issue numerous weather advisories throughout the evening. A storm produced at least one tornado Monday afternoon in north Texas, but it didn't drop any more twisters after it crossed into Oklahoma, according to the weather service.

Only light damage was reported as a result of the storm, according to the weather service.

The storms did produce some hail, according to the weather service.

Tennis ball-sized hail was reported two miles west of Vinson in Harmon County, and golf ball-sized hail was reported 11 miles southwest of Sharon in Woodward County, a mile east of Elmwood and 10 miles west of Knowles in Beaver County. Smaller hail was reported elsewhere across the state.

Winds reached 80 mph in Braman in Kay County, according to the weather service.

The watch covers Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa and Washington counties.

A flood warning is also in effect in Nowata County until Wednesday night, according to the weather service.

The Verdigris River is expected to rise more than three feet above flood stage near Lenapah today.

If the river rises by four feet or more, serious agricultural flooding between the Kansas state line and the headwaters of Lake Oologah will occur, according to the weather service.

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