1+ week, 3+ day ago (524+ words) Open the video player below to get the latest severe weather timeline We aren't done with the severe weather threat just yet, as storms could bring hail and tornadoes to Oklahoma on Thursday. 5:35 p.m. Thursday Update: KOCO 5 Chief Meteorologist Damon Lane says Oklahoma is experiencing widespread heavy rain affecting areas from Edmond to Norman and extending down to southern Oklahoma, including Pauls Valley and Wynnewood. The intensity of the rain is heavy but remains below severe-level criteria, providing much-needed precipitation without a significant threat of severe weather. Severe thunderstorm warnings that were previously in effect in the Panhandle have been lifted. The tornado threat for the evening is very low, rated as a 1 on a scale of 1-10, with the window for any tornado threat expected to close by 9 p.m. Wind speeds in the strongest storms could reach 50 to 60 mph, and hail is…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago (456+ words) Here's a day-by-day look at the forecast this week. A cold front is moving through Oklahoma, bringing chilly temperatures this Thanksgiving week. KOCO 5 Chief Meteorologist Damon Lane says winter weather is expected to remain in Oklahoma this week, as well as the beginning of next week. Below is a look at your day-to-day forecast. Some parts of Oklahoma will see a hard freeze on Tuesday night, particularly in western Oklahoma. Those areas could see temperatures as low as 23 degrees in the Panhandle and 27 degrees in other parts of western Oklahoma. Central and eastern parts of the state will also see freezing temperatures, but the lows will likely remain in the 30s. The impacts of the cold front will linger the day before Thanksgiving. While it is expected to be a sunny day, the highs will likely only be around 50 degrees for…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago (823+ words) Uranium from the former Kerr-McGee plant still remains in the groundwater around the Logan County site despite cleanup efforts beginning 50 years ago. It has been 51 years since nuclear whistleblower Karen Silkwood died in a car crash in Logan County, but the work to clean up radioactive material at the site she once worked continues. Silkwood worked at the Kerr-McGee Cimarron plant in Crescent, a site that operated uranium and mixed oxide fuel fabrication facilities. The history of what took place at the plant lives on in the Oscar-nominated film "Silkwood," but reminders of the past also live in the land. "In the course of operating the Uranium Plant, a-considerable amount of soil outside the plant was contaminated with low-enriched uranium," said a 1994 NRC document. >> Watch the full one-hour special into Karen Silkwood's death below. Decommissioning of the plant began in…...

46+ min ago (262+ words) It will be cold, but dry on Sunday as high temperatures hover in the 30s for much of Oklahoma. KOCO 5 Meteorologist Joseph Neubauer said Sunday night low temperatures will drop back down into the 20s for much of the state. Overnight, a storm system is expected to push through the state, bringing the chance for frozen precipitation. Snow chances are low for much of the state, with central Oklahoma only seeing a 20 percent chance for frozen precipitation. Chances bump up closer to the Kansas border, with Woodward to Bartlesville having a 40 percent chance of wintry weather on Monday. Flurries could develop as early as midnight, but accumulation totals throughout the day are expected to be minimal, with little to no impact for motorists. High temperatures are expected to climb into the 30s and 40s for parts of the state by Monday afternoon. Most of…...

3+ week, 52+ min ago (114+ words) Cool, windy weather is expected across Oklahoma for Sunday, and a hard freeze is expected throughout the state overnight. KOCO 5 Meteorologist Joseph Neubauer said Sunday's high temperatures will be in the upper 40s for most, with some parts of western Oklahoma possibly climbing into the 50s. Persistent wind gusts, up to 30 mph, will make it feel much colder outside, with wind chill values in the upper 30s for much of the state. Windy conditions should decrease overnight. Overnight lows are expected to be in the 20s across the state, with a hard freeze that could last 8 or 9 hours. Temperatures will warm up into the 50s for highs on Monday....

2+ week, 3+ day ago (412+ words) KOCO 5 Meteorologist Joseph Neubauer says the most recent light show was comparable to the record-breaking event in May 2024 The Northern Lights put on a show Tuesday night over Oklahoma, marking one of the best lights shows in over a year and a half. Auroras were visible down in Oklahoma through the evening, and they may be visible again Wednesday night. KOCO 5 Meteorologist Joseph Neubauer says the most recent light show was comparable to the record-breaking event in May 2024, when the Northern Lights were visible to the naked eye in Oklahoma City and were seen as far south as Mexico. After 9 a.m. Tuesday, red pillars and a green glow were visible in the Sooner State's sky. The show was the product of a level 4 out of 5 geomagnetic storm. The G4 was only the fourth in 11 years. Video Below: Northern Lights visible in Oklahoma…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago (541+ words) Open the video player below to learn more from KOCO 5 Meteorologist Michael Armstrong A cold front hit Tuesday morning, bringing cooler temperatures and sweater weather to Oklahoma. Arctic air, however, is expected to bring winter weather to Oklahoma this weekend and possibly at the beginning of next week. The cold breeze dropped temperatures into the 40s to start the day, and we'll get into the 50s this afternoon. Areas of western and southern Oklahoma will see highs in the 60s. A north wind brings really cold temperatures overnight, with lows in the low 30s and upper 20s. This is not arctic air, but parts of Oklahoma will be below freezing for Wednesday morning. Highs will be back in the upper 40s and 50s throughout Oklahoma. While it won't be quite as warm as it was on Tuesday, we'll still have plenty of sunshine. Expect another cool day…...

4+ week, 3+ hour ago (413+ words) A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake shook northern Afghanistan before dawn Monday, killing at least 10 people and injuring 260 others, an Afghan health official said. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake's epicenter was located 22 kilometers (14 miles) west-southwest of Khulm, Afghanistan, at a depth of 28 kilometers (17 miles). It struck at 12:59 a.m. Monday local time, the USGS said. Video above: Earthquake destroys villages in eastern Afghanistan Sharafat Zaman, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Health, said at least 10 people died and 260 were injured in the earthquake. Yousaf Hammad, a spokesman for Afghanistan's disaster management agency, said most of the injured suffered minor wounds and were discharged after receiving initial treatment. In Kabul, the Ministry of Defense announced that rescue and emergency aid teams have reached the areas affected by last night's earthquake in the provinces of Balkh and Samangan, which suffered the most damage,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago (117+ words) A geomagnetic storm is creating spectacular displays of the aurora borealis, or the northern lights, throughout a good portion of the northern U.S. this week, potentially visible in as many as 21 states. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the lights could be visible to more of the northern U.S. than typical on Tuesday night into Wednesday. Forecasters say people in all of Washington state, and parts of Oregon and Idaho, might be able to experience the lights. Many Great Plains states could also see the aurora, including portions of Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, and Ohio. East Coast states, including parts of New York, Maine, and Vermont, could get a glimpse, as well as Pennsylvania....