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A tornado watch is in effect for all of eastern Oklahoma.
Already Saturday afternoon, storms with large hail had been reported south of the watch area. Hail up to the size of golfballs can be expected with the rapidly developing storms.
As these storms continue to build, isolated tornadoes will be possible, especially to the south of the watch area.
The counties included in the watch until 7 p.m. are Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee, Nowata, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Rogers, Sequoyah, Tulsa, Wagoner and Washington.
An additional watch is in effect until 9 p.m. for Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Choctaw, Coal, Garvin, Haskell, Hughes, Johnston, Latimer, LeFlore, Love, Marshall, McCurtain, McIntosh, Murray, Okfuskee, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Pushmataha and Semiole counties.
Stay with NewsChannel 8 for the latest severe weather information. You can also watch First Alert Weather 247 live online by going to http://www.ktul.com/weather/247livestream.html.
The photo you see here was taken by LaDonna Chase, who reports hail the size of golf balls in the Locust Grove area in Mayes County.
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