Wind gusts reached 67 mph in Skiatook and 66 mph in Talala, as recorded around 4:30 p.m. Monday. Two-inch hail was recorded in Jenks, with 1.75-inch hail in Tulsa around 4 to 4:30 p.m., according to National Weather Service meteorologists.

The National Weather Service has confirmed several EF4-strength tornadoes in outbreaks of severe weather this month, the most since 1997.

Severe storms damaged homes, businesses, and power lines across Oklahoma, with the worst impacts in Pittsburg and Muskogee counties.

Emergency crews have been spread out across portions of Arkansas and Oklahoma as relentless rounds of severe weather and tornadoes blasted the region on Monday, damaging homes and knocking out power.

Much of the state is expected to experience a moderate risk of tornadoes with a current severe thunderstorm warning in effect.

SPRINGDALE, Ark. — National Weather Service (NWS) teams are surveying possible tornado damage left in the wake of severe storms that hit parts of Arkansas and Oklahoma on May 19. The organization confirmed on Tuesday that multiple tornadoes did occur a day prior and that the surveys will take time.

The United States is on track to have its second-busiest tornado year ever, and some former weather service veterans worry that overworked meteorologists and violent weather are a dangerous combination.

The violent tornado tore through Moore, Oklahoma, on May 20, 2013, killing 24 people and injuring dozens more.

Additionally, there was no evidence that tornado sirens in the area had been deactivated by the Trump administration's budget cuts — if there was, the people affected by the storm certainly would have noted that fact in interviews.

Much of the state, including Oklahoma City, Stillwater, Ardmore, and Ada, is expected to experience a moderate risk of tornadoes, which is the second-highest severity. Storms could produce softball-sized hail and wind speeds could top 80 mph,