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Now. >> jay gray right now in downtown oklahoma city. say they underneath storm clouds at this very moment. severe tornado warning in effect for the metro area. local affiliate kfor, report of tornado on the ground in moore, oklahoma. moore, oklahoma, of course. the site of one of the worst tornadoes in recorded history just two weeks ago. the folks receiving warning since mid afternoon. at least a very severe threat. many employers allowing their workers to go home. officials have been sounding...

The noaa storm prediction center in norman. >> greg, where is this tornado headed? >> what weve been watching the last fwo hours is a massive thunderstorm complex really that moved very little. these tornadoes are forming on the southern edge right along the i-40 corridor leading into oklahoma city area. they continue to form and move gradually east and south. question are seeing extreme rain fall and extreme winds with the occasional tarpds developing. still very tarn to see because of the rain...

This is quite flower. has the condition to spawn powerful tornado. sitting there west of oklahoma city. casting a dark paul over the entire area. jay gray just talked to us from downtown oklahoma city. he describes the scenes as dark, empty scene. and seeking shelter in some iras as well. a tornado warning is declared for all of oklahoma city. folks are directed to get out of the area. local news is telling them to the street level where tornadoes may be brewing and where they may be headed. we ...

Coverage of kfor, is relatively sophisticated and advanced ways in which citizens in tornado alley can get text updates, hear sirens. it seems like the infrastructure, governmental agencies we have and scientists in place to warn are actually doing a pretty amazing job of staying on top of that stuff. >> well, the technology is definitely getting better. but even with warning you may only have 15 to 20 minutes. also other weather conditions monitored carefully and scientifically. but at the end ...

Of tornado that might be slipping off. >> you know, it sounds as confusing as all the words you just said. you see the rope tarnts. they come down under the cloud, do their damage, and go back up. but then you have the storm clouds, wedges, and sometimes mile-wide tornadoes that spawn off. thats why this is such a huge storm. it shows the energy of the storm when you talk about about the multiple vortices that are spinning. thats what trackers are trying to spot. now as it gets into a more popul...

Sports events have been cancelled. of course this system sitting over the metro area, bringing hail and heavy rain and winds, gusting up to 90 miles an hour is spinning offer individual tornadoes. local storm chasers, trackers and meteorologists, are tracking so they can let folks know. as darkness descended in oklahoma city to let folks know where the exact path using technology and radar where the exact path of those are going. we have dylan dreyer, msnbc motologist with us. >> this is a stron...

Under this tornado watch. thats how they described it from the national weather service. and thats what we see in central oklahoma but southwest moore oklahoma right now is where one of those confirmed tornado is and you know, you just have to keep watching. and seeing where the tornado warnings pop up. >> we have sergeant jeremy lewis from the moore police department in moore, oklahoma where we have confirmed reports from a tornado touched down there. sergeant, can you confirm theres a tornado ...

Threatening the oklahoma city area? >> like i said, weve been watching it complex on radar for the last two hours. incredibly well organized. probably we have at least another hour of extreme weather in the oklahoma city area. and hopefully after that things will begin to decay. as you good through night time hours, will limit the potential of tornadoes threats as we go into the night time. still a big flaet from flooding rain condition and even into missouri as we go into tomorrow. >> 20 thousa...

Twisters are. there is rain and wind across the entire area. we know power is out. im sorry were now going to. curt on the ground in oklahoma city. and curt, where are you right now? >> im in downtown oklahoma city. im north of interstate 40 in downtown oklahoma city where we live. taking shelter? what precipitated you going down there? >> well there storm developed to the west of oklahoma city and we started watching it out there and it spawned a tornado and it has remain editeder t editoed t.

Begins hurricane season and all of us have disaster at the front of the mind sitting here watching the moore story unfold. and today, watching the weather map, the one you see right there on your screen as the folks in oklahoma city and surrounding areas listen to the sirens. warning them to seek shelter under ground. joining me at the table now, a gentleman we had booked to discuss hurricane seasons, warning from noaa, is and we hope folks will not have destruction. we hope the tornado there av...