Oklahoma: Tornado touches down in Norman but no injuries reported

A tornado touched down shortly after 4 pm Central Standard Time in Norman, Oklahoma but no injuries have been reported, according to The Associated Press.

The twister is part of a severe weather system likely to produce a tornado outbreak in the Midwest this weekend, according to Reuters.

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Citing a forecaster identified as Daryl Williams, the AP said the twister touched down near State Highway 9 and the University of Oklahoma campus. Williams reportedly said injuries and damage were not immediately reported.

According to Reuters, atmospheric conditions this weekend will be like those recorded last month when severe storms killed more than 50 people.

"We see potentially some … very damaging tornadoes," Steve Weiss, science support branch chief for the National Storm Prediction Center, was quoted as saying.

A few “supercell” storms with rotating updrafts could be among the strong thunderstorms anticipated in Kansas and Oklahoma tomorrow, according to Weiss.

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"The really dangerous part is that it looks like it's going to be overnight," Kurt Van Speybroeck, an emergency response meteorologist at the National Weather Service, was quoted by Reuters as saying. "It's a really bad combination to get tornadoes at night because they're harder to see. It could be a really bad evening."