Were there tornadoes in Oklahoma on Wednesday? Plus, what weather to expect this weekend

Several tornado warnings were issued Wednesday night across south-central Oklahoma, but so far no tornadoes have been confirmed by the National Weather Service.

Tornado warnings are often issued because a storm is exhibiting rotation, which was the case last night, said Ryan Barnes, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Norman.

"Both those storms were displaying rotation on radar enough to warrant the tornado warnings," Barnes said. "The northern storm near Ada exhibited stronger rotation generally than the southern storm that was tornado warned."

Barnes said there was minor damage from winds, including downed tree limbs. There were also reports of one-inch hail in Byng and Ada, he said.

Snow fell in northwest Oklahoma and the panhandle

As predicted by Oklahoma meteorologists earlier this week, cold temps brought snow to far northwest Oklahoma and the panhandle.

Barnes said panhandle snow reports included 2.5 inches of snow in Guymon, and 7 inches of snow in Kenton, Oklahoma which is just east of the Oklahoma and New Mexico border.

But most of the snow that fell in New Mexico, the Texas panhandle and Kansas "quickly came to an end" as it entered Oklahoma, Barnes said.

Oklahomans can expect 'mostly quiet' and warmer weekend weather

Temperatures dropped across the state Thursday, with gusty winds from the north. But Barnes said the next few days will be "mostly quiet" and it will get warmer over the weekend.

Oklahomans can expect temperatures in the upper 60s on Sunday and highs around 70 on Monday and Tuesday. There could be a mid-week cool down and some rainfall, he said.

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