Michael Armstrong

Oklahoma City

Field Meteorologist and Executive Weather Producer at KOCO-TV (Oklahoma City, OK)

Emmy & Edward R. Murrow Award Winning Field Meteorologist/Executive Weather Producer for KOCO5 in OKC. AMS CBM Seal #835

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Rain causes some ponding on Oklahoma City metro roads

1 week ago | koco.com | Michael Armstrong

YOU’RE STILL LOOKING AT THAT REALLY MODERATE RAIN. I DO WANT TO GO OUT TO FIELD METEOROLOGIST MICHAEL ARMSTRONG. MICHAEL, YOU ARE SOUTH OKC OVER INTO MOORE. WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT. YEAH THIS IS ALONG EASTERN NEAR 27TH STREET HERE ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF MOORE. AND YOU CAN SEE CARS THERE MAKING IT THROUGH. BUT YOU CAN DEFINITELY SEE HOW THE WATER’S KIND OF PILING UP IN SOME AREAS. SO WE’VE HAD SOME HEAVY RAIN MOVE THROUGH HERE JUST RECENTLY.
TIMELINE: Storms bring severe weather and flooding risk to Oklahoma

1 week ago | koco.com | Michael Armstrong

THREE. TWO. I’M KOCO FIVE METEOROLOGIST MIKE MICHAEL ARMSTRONG WITH YOUR UPDATED TIMELINE. ANOTHER WAVE OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING BACK IN. I KNOW WE HAD A DRY WEEKEND, BUT HERE WE GO AGAIN. SO HERE’S 1:00. THIS AFTERNOON. WAVE OF RAIN, MAYBE SOME EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS IN THAT COMPLEX AS WELL. RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS GOING TO BE QUITE LOW. COULD BE A 1 OR 2 SEVERE STORMS ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA WITH A MARGINAL HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 60MPH.
Rain and Storms Return, Flood Watch Tonight-Tuesday

1 week ago | koco.com | Michael Armstrong

I’M KOCO FIVE METEOROLOGIST MICHAEL ARMSTRONG WITH YOUR UPDATED FIRST ALERT FORECAST. A WET AND STORMY PATTERN RETURNS. NOT GOOD FOR SOME OF US WITH A FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT. GOING INTO TOMORROW. HIGHS FOR TODAY. THEY’LL MAKE IT INTO THE LOW TO MID 70S ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE. 50S AND 60S OUT TO THE WEST. THAT’S WHERE THE CLOUDS AND RAIN WILL BEGIN FIRST.
KOCO 5 Field Meteorologist Michael Armstrong shows moving water in Purcell

2 weeks ago | koco.com | Michael Armstrong

AGAIN. AGAIN, THAT’S COMING IN FROM KYLIE. WE GO OUT TO STORM COMMAND. MICHAEL ARMSTRONG. MICHAEL, WHAT ARE YOU SEEING RIGHT NOW? COMMAND MICHAEL ARMSTRONG. MICHAEL, WHAT ARE YOU SEEING RIGHT NOW? YEAH. DAMON, THIS IS VAN BUREN STREET. IT’S IT’S RIGHT. KIND OF ALMOST IN THE MIDDLE OF PURCELL. AND THIS IS JUST OFF OF GREEN AVENUE, WHICH IS HIGHWAY 77. THAT’S THE NORTH SOUTH ROAD. VAN BUREN IS THE EAST WEST ROAD.
WATCH: Hail falls in Goldsby as severe storms move through Oklahoma

2 weeks ago | koco.com | Michael Armstrong

HOW BIG IS IT? OH, YEAH. HAIL DEFINITELY COMING DOWN HERE. YOU CAN SEE IT BOUNCING UP. IT’S DEFINITELY QUARTER SIZED. MAYBE EVEN A LITTLE BIT BIGGER ON SOME OF THOSE STONES THAT ARE FALLING. BUT YOU CAN PROBABLY HEAR IT ON MY MICROPHONE NOW AS IT CONTINUES TO COME DOWN. SO THIS IS MOVING RIGHT IN TOWARD GOLDSBY. AND YEAH, THERE’S, THERE’S SOME SOME SIGNIFICANT HAILSTONES STARTING TO PROBABLY FALL WITH THIS STORM. I KNOW IT’S BEEN A HECK OF A HAIL STORM FOR COLE AND BACK TOWARD TABLER.
How much rain fell during storms over the past 3 days in Oklahoma?

3 weeks ago | koco.com | Michael Armstrong

AVERAGE IS 72. I WANT TO LOOK AT OUR RADAR FOR JUST A MOMENT. WE’LL SHOW YOU SOME OF THE RAINFALL TOTALS OVER THE WEEKEND. I MENTIONED HOW STORMY IT WAS OVER THE WEEKEND. YEAH, 3 TO 4IN OF RAIN. MOORE GOT A LITTLE MORE THAN THAT. WE HAD SOME ESTIMATES CLOSER TO FIVE INCHES OF RAIN, AND THAT WAS BEFORE LIKE THE LAST WAVE MOVED THROUGH.
TIMELINE: Storms return to parts of Oklahoma on Tuesday and Wednesday

3 weeks ago | koco.com | Michael Armstrong

NA More rounds of severe storms could move into Oklahoma on Tuesday and Wednesday after tornadoes and flooding hit the state over the weekend. >> Go to the KOCO weather page | Get KOCO on the Go | Subscribe to KOCO 5's YouTube channelKOCO 5 Meteorologist Michael Armstrong says the storms will fire up late Tuesday night in western Oklahoma and continue into Wednesday morning. Storms will start developing around 7 p.m. and move into areas near Woodward and Clinton as well as the Texas Panhandle...
FORECAST: Heavy frost in morning, warm-up coming

1 month ago | koco.com | Michael Armstrong

THAT’S OUR FAMILY LEISURE TOWER CAM, BY THE WAY, GETTING READY FOR SUNRISE HERE VERY SHORTLY. 28 IN KINGFISHER, 32 AT EL RENO LANGSTON. THERE ARE 39 AT MINCO. SO YEAH, IT’S A MIX HERE THIS MORNING, 41 AT CHEYENNE. BUT YOU GO JUST DOWN THE ROAD AT VICE HIGH. IT’S 28. SO SOME 20S AND LOW 30S AROUND 12. OUR FORECAST, WE RAMP IT UP FAST. LOOK AT THIS INTO THE MID 60S A LIGHT NORTH BREEZE AT ONLY ABOUT 5 TO 10MPH. LOTS OF SUNSHINE TODAY. SO THE AFTERNOON REALLY LOOKS SPECTACULAR.
Lightning illuminates the sky amid storms near Calumet

1 month ago | koco.com | Michael Armstrong

The severe storms have produced a lot of lightning so far this morning. KOCO 5 Field Meteorologist Michael Armstrong was on Highway 270 south of Calumet in Canadian County, where he captured a lightning show. Open the video player below to watch. The lightning storm comes as severe thunderstorm warnings have been issued in parts of central Oklahoma. A tornado watch also is in effect until 10 a.m. Wednesday as storms could produce tornadoes and large hail.
Is Oklahoma seeing more nighttime severe storms and tornadoes?

1 month ago | koco.com | Michael Armstrong

LOOKING AT THE TRENDS HERE. YEAH. THAT’S RIGHT. AND IF IT SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE BEEN SEEING A LOT OF NIGHTTIME TORNADOES AND SEVERE WEATHER LATELY, YOU ARE NOT WRONG. AND THE DATA BACKS IT UP. FORTUNATELY, WE AVOIDED THE TORNADO SATURDAY NIGHT, BUT THERE WAS PLENTY OF HAIL AND WIND. OH, YEAH. THERE’S POWER FLASHES. THERE ARE POWER FLASHES GO FULL WITH TOWERCAM, SO OCCASIONALLY YOU’LL SEE THE SPARKS UP IN THE UP IN THE AIR. THERE THEY ARE. RIGHT THERE. YEP. THERE’S THERE’S SOME STRONG WINDS IN HERE.