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At least three tornadoes touched down in southwestern Oklahoma on Monday morning, hitting the state with severe weather
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At least three tornadoes touched down in southwestern Oklahoma on Monday morning, hitting the state with severe weather

Chief Meteorologist David Payne and the News 9 weather team monitored severe storms that began overnight in Oklahoma on Monday, November 18.

Starting in the southwestern part of the state, conditions moved across Oklahoma during the morning hours.

Around 2 a.m., severe thunderstorm warnings were implemented in Greer, Harmon and Jackson County.

They changed to tornado warnings around 3 a.m.

Tornadoes were confirmed near Gould in Harmon County, Duke in Jackson County and Mangum in Greer County.

Heavy rain and wind moved into central counties at 4 a.m., prompting watches and warnings in Beckham, Custer, Greer, Jackson, Tillman and Washita counties.

Conditions remained severe until about 6 a.m., when they began boarding the subway.

Storms moved east throughout the morning, putting counties in and around the Oklahoma City metro under a tornado watch until 10 a.m.

Heavy rain will continue to impact the Oklahoma City metro through early afternoon.

These circumstances led many school districts to postpone, cancel or switch to virtual learning on Monday.

Several schools are postponing or canceling classes, switching to online learning on Mondays

Several flights from Will Roger World Airport were also canceled and delayed.

Several flights were delayed or canceled Monday from Will Rogers World Airport