Much of the state, including Oklahoma City, Stillwater, Ardmore, and Ada, is expected to experience a moderate risk of tornadoes, which is the second-highest severity. Storms could produce softball-sized hail and wind speeds could top 80 mph,

Oklahoma tornado watch is in effect for many counties until Monday evening. Live updates and video as News 9 tracks the severe weather risk.

SPRINGDALE, Ark. — National Weather Service (NWS) teams are surveying possible tornado damage left in the wake of severe storms that hit parts of Arkansas and Oklahoma on May 19. The organization confirmed on Tuesday that multiple tornadoes did occur a day prior and that the surveys will take time.

The agency’s office in Jackson, Kentucky, had begun closing nightly as deep cuts by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency began hitting. But the weather service kept staffers on overtime Friday night to stay on top of the deadly storms, which killed nearly 20 people in the Jackson office’s forecast area.

Instead of parking beneath an overpass, experts recommend exiting the highway to find more suitable shelter. Should you find yourself stuck in traffic, NOAA says you may need to park your car safely, get out, and find a sturdy building for shelter.

Residents across Oklahoma experienced severe weather Monday afternoon with high winds, hail, and lightning.Several Oklahoma counties were in a tornado watch for