OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) A National Weather Service official said a “likely” tornado in northwestern Oklahoma ended the state’s record start to the year without a twister.
But meteorologist John Pike noted on Wednesday, May 2, the funnel cloud captured on video by KOCO-TV near Buffalo, about 150 miles (240 kilometers) northwest of Oklahoma City, had not been confirmed as a tornado.
Harper County’s emergency management director said no injuries were reported and the only known damage was a tree that was blown down onto a road.
The previous record for the latest, first tornado at the start of a year in Oklahoma was April 26, set in 1962.
Pike said more severe weather — including tornadoes — was possible with strong storms developing mid-afternoon Wednesday in western Oklahoma and moving north and east.
