Severe weather risks are expected to return to Oklahoma this weekend, with storms beginning late Saturday night and continuing through Monday.

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KOCO 5 Chief Meteorologist Damon Lane said, like most other spring storms in Oklahoma, there will be a tornado risk. But the tornado threat could change as we move closer to the severe weather threat.

Saturday severe weather threat

On Saturday, the threat for severe weather is concentrated across western Oklahoma, beginning deep in the Texas Panhandle and far west Texas. By 7 p.m. Saturday, clusters of storms are forecast for western Oklahoma, with storms approaching Interstate 35 by 11 p.m.

The tornado index for Saturday is a two on a one-to-10 scale. Damon says that is a low chance. Overnight Saturday into Sunday, storms are expected to move eastward, pulling the tornado risk farther east.

Sunday risk for severe storms

Thunderstorms will continue into early Sunday morning across central Oklahoma before moving east by mid-to-late Sunday morning.

Damon says the severe weather outlook for Sunday’s early morning storms will be in central and western Oklahoma, sliding to the east.

The tornado index for Sunday is also at a two on a one-to-10 scale.

Monday storm chances

The threat for severe weather will continue into Monday, affecting nearly all of Oklahoma.

The risk is currently a level two slight risk for severe storms. This will be the third day in a row for severe weather.

KOCO 5 First Alert Weather Team, led by Chief Meteorologist Damon Lane, has been certified by WeatheRate as providing the Most Accurate Forecast in Oklahoma City for 13 consecutive years. This outstanding achievement underscores KOCO 5’s unwavering dedication to delivering reliable weather forecasts to viewers.

GUYMON, Okla. (KSNW) – Fire crews were busy Monday battling an apartment fire in Guymon, Oklahoma.

It happened at the Apache Trace Apartments on East 5th South Street and Morgan Avenue, according to Texas County Emergency Management.

There is no word on exactly how much damage the fire caused, but the sheriff’s office confirms that people living in the apartment were displaced.

Texas County crews worked the scene overnight and will provide an update later this morning.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Police Department has placed officers on leave after reports of an April Fools’ Day prank that sent squad cars in pursuit of a baby being thrown out of a car before the call was revealed as a hoax.

Oklahoma City Police Capt. Valerie Littlejohn confirmed Monday that an internal investigation was ongoing but would not say how many officers were placed on administrative leave or provide details of the accusations.

“We are aware of a reported pursuit involving some of our officers that included serious claims, which has since been determined to be false,” Littlejohn said in a statement. “We take this situation seriously and are committed to ensuring a thorough review is conducted.”

The investigation followed published police radio audio from the night of April 1, reported by Oklahoma City television station KFOR and other stations, in which a dispatcher says that the “city just advised that the suspect threw a baby out the window.”

“The police officer that’s in pursuit does not have a radio. He’s just messaging his location,” the dispatcher says.

After a number of officers responded to the report, a dispatcher can later be heard saying: “It was an April Fools’ prank.”

Another dispatcher says: “Not funny.”

A message left Monday with the president of Oklahoma City police union president seeking comment on the incident was not immediately returned.

Oklahoma law makes it misdemeanor crime to report “knowingly false information which could result in the dispatch of emergency services from any public agency.” Punishment is a fine of up to $500 and an assessment for any costs associated with dispatching emergency personnel.