Severe Storms Hammer Oklahoma with Large Hail, Heavy Rain

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Residents of the Plains hunkered down Sunday as severe thunderstorms raged, bringing large hail and heavy rain.

ByCarolyn Williams•January 9, 2015

Severe thunderstorms hit parts of the Plains on Sunday, bringing golf ball-sized hail and at least one tornado.

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A severe thunderstorm with large hail cut a swath across Oklahoma City late in the afternoon.

The National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma, confirmed an EF0 tornado touched down briefly near Lake Arcadia, Oklahoma, just after 5 p.m. local time.

A funnel cloud was also seen about near Apache in southern Caddo County, NWS said.

The brief tornado near Arcadia is the first December tornado on record – records start in 1950 – in Oklahoma County, according to Dr. Greg Forbes, severe weather expert for The Weather Channel.

There were no reports of damage or injuries.

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