Tornado watch: Full List of Oklahoma and Texas Counties on Alert

A tornado warning has been issued across Texas and Oklahoma, with the National Weather Service (NWS) warning residents to take cover immediately.
The Texan counties currently under a tornado watch warning are Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Ellis, Erath, Fennin, Grayson, Hood, Hopkins, Jack, Johnson, Kaufman, Lama, Parker, Palo Pinto, Rains, Red River, Rockwall, Somervell, Tarrant, Van Zandt, and Wise.
The Oklahoman counties placed under the warning are Adair, Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Cherokee, Choctaw, Coal, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Garvin, Haskell, Hughes, Johnston, Latimer, Le Flore, Lincoln, Love, Marshall, Mayes, McCurtain, McIndosh, Murray, Muskogee, Nowata, Ofuskee, Mokmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pottawatonie, Pushmataha, Rogers, Seminole, Sequoyah, Tulsa, Wagoner, and Washington.
The warning is in place until 6 p.m. CST on MondY across both Texas and Oklahoma.
The NWS is advising people in these areas to take cover by moving to a basement, an interior room, or the lowest floor of a building that is sturdy.
Other advice they have is to “avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.”
The service added: “Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.”
According to the NWS, these tornadoes are a product of severe thunderstorms in the counties under the warning.
Storms in Oklahoma have already been causing damage since Sunday, with The Associated Press reporting that 11 people in Oklahoma City required hospitalization, and more than 99,000 homes and businesses lost power overnight from extreme weather.
The Oklahoma City Fire Department posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday night saying: “Severe weather swept through Oklahoma City, bringing a reported tornado near 89th and Sooner Road. Firefighters quickly mobilized to search for anyone who might be trapped.”
In an update post it said: “39 structures destroyed, 43 structures with major damage, 54 structures with minor damage.”
Choctaw, which is still on the tornado list for Monday, was severely damaged in last night’s storm according to Chotaw Mayor Chad Allcox.
Allcox told the AP: “It leveled a complete neighborhood Power lines are down everywhere … a lot of the roads are blocked, hard to get through. Very large trees blocking roadways.”
Extreme weather is expected to hit several states across the U.S.at the time of the election. The crucial swing state of Wisconsin is expecting thunderstorms on Election Day on Tuesday. Although 1.2 million ballots have already been cast in the state, per NBC, those looking to line up to cast their ballot on November 5 should bring a rain jacket.
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