Our shelter was installed in April 2018 and the first time we had to use it was March 24th of this year and then again last week. Both of those were radar indicated rotation that never touched down. On April 27of this year we had a pretty bad outbreak with tornadoes striking nearby Marietta, Ardmore, and Sulphur. 2024 has been an unusually active year.

As far as "normal" weather in southern Oklahoma? Warm in the summer, "mostly" mid 80s to low 100s along with moderate humidity. Cold in the winter, "mostly" low 30s to low 50s with occasional freezing winds from the north. Spring and fall are "usually" pleasant temperature-wise.

Please notice I used "normal", "mostly" and "usually" because the weather here is VERY dynamic. At any time of year the weather can change dramatically, like boating on a lake on a sunny day to snow and iced over roads the very next day. OKC once set a record high and a record low in the same day. The phrase “If you don't like the weather, just wait a few minutes” seems to fit Oklahoma rather nicely.