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Risk Of Overnight Storms In Central, Eastern Oklahoma

KGOU | By Nomin Ujiyediin

Published April 20, 2017 at 3:11 PM CDT

The National Weather Service predicts rain and a chance of hail starting at about 10 p.m. Thursday.

Severe storms on Thursday night and Friday could bring hail the size of golf balls to central and eastern Oklahoma.

The National Weather Service is forecasting the chance of severe storms with 60 to 70 mile-per-hour winds and the chance of hail, starting on Thursday at 10 p.m. The storms may continue until 6 a.m. on Friday.

A few severe storms may be possible late aftn/early eve but most likely time for scattered severe storms will be late eve-Fri morn. pic.twitter.com/MXStWQbUaL
— NWS Norman (@NWSNorman) April 20, 2017

Friday brings a low risk of tornadoes in southern and central Oklahoma.

There is a low risk of tornadoes on Friday, according to the National Weather Service.

The risk of flooding will be the main result of Friday’s storm, according to meteorologist Brad Sowder of KOCO-TV.

24 hours of storms for Oklahoma. Flooding will be the main threat. #okwx pic.twitter.com/dNDxE6uVZ7
— Brad Sowder (@TheBradSowder) April 20, 2017

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