Tornado Outbreak Hits Southern Plains

Screenshot of Mark Drees at 4:55pm CDT north of Wichita Falls, Texas

A tornado outbreak is currently ongoing for parts of Texas/Oklahoma/Missouri/Arkansas. As of 5pm CDT, 25 tornadoes and counting have been reported across these states. The situation continues to evolve as the Storm Prediction Center has upgraded their risk to a MODERATE risk of severe weather throughout the evening.

Significant tornado risk across parts of eastern Oklahoma as of 5:15pm CDT. For the latest updates, click this image.

ABOVE: radar reflectivity and velocity at the time of the below/above tornado

ABOVE: Slideshow of tornado evolution north of Wichita Falls, TX (in Oklahoma), capture on Mark Dees' livestream. Property of Mark Dees and Live Storm Chasing

ABOVE: absolutely insane drone footage of a tornado near Ada, OK earlier today.