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Deadly tornados tore through several Oklahoma communities on May 19, 20 and 31, 2013. These are the stories of natural disaster and its aftermath, and of communities healing and recovering.

UPDATE: Tornado Warning Issued For Lincoln, Pottawatomie Counties

Brian Hardzinski
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KGOU

The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Warning for Lincoln and Pottawatomie Counties until 7:30 p.m.

The Norman Forecast Office says a new tornado is likely developing north of I-40 along the Lincoln-Pottawatomie County line.

Nearly 7,600 OG&E customers in Central Oklahoma are without power, according to the utility's System Watch.

More says severe thunderstorms are possible until midnight, with hail up to the size of baseballs and 70-mile-per-hour wind gusts as the main threats with some of the stronger storms.

Tornadoes are also possible, especially in the area from north of Oklahoma City to Medford and Ponca City.

KGOU is currently broadcasting Channel 5 KOCO-TV's First Alert Weather Coverage. Watch here.

Forecasters say instability and wind shear are forecast to increase Sunday, leading to a "significant severe weather outbreak."

Credit Mike Prendergast / Twitter
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Strong winds caused damage and power outages Saturday as thunderstorms collapsed.

Credit Norman Forecast Office / National Weather Service
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National Weather Service
The threat for severe storms and tornadoes continues into Sunday.

Officials are encouraging residents to prepare for the possibility of large hail, damaging wind and tornadoes. They also recommend having three different ways to receive emergency information, including the use of weather alert radios.

The storms could continue into the late night hours, making it more difficult to see approaching tornadoes.

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Brian Hardzinski is from Flower Mound, Texas and a graduate of the University of Oklahoma. He began his career at KGOU as a student intern, joining KGOU full time in 2009 as Operations and Public Service Announcement Director. He began regularly hosting Morning Edition in 2014, and became the station's first Digital News Editor in 2015-16. Brian’s work at KGOU has been honored by Public Radio News Directors Incorporated (PRNDI), the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters, the Oklahoma Associated Press Broadcasters, and local and regional chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists. Brian enjoys competing in triathlons, distance running, playing tennis, and entertaining his rambunctious Boston Terrier, Bucky.
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