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

Articles

Warm, Few Storms

1 week ago | koco.com | Michael Armstrong

THREE, TWO. I’M KOCO FIVE METEOROLOGIST MICHAEL ARMSTRONG WITH YOUR UPDATED FIRST ALERT FORECAST. AND FIRST OF ALL, HAPPY FATHER’S DAY TO ALL OF YOU. LOOKING AT OUR TEMPERATURES FOR TONIGHT. VERY COMFORTABLE DOWN IN THE 60S, A QUIET NIGHT. THAT’S RIGHT. NO THUNDERSTORM SYMBOLS ON THE MAP FOR US NOW. TOMORROW WE COULD SEE A FEW STORMS DEVELOP OUT IN FAR NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA. MOST OF THE DAY, THOUGH, WILL BE DRY. LOTS OF SUNSHINE.
WATCH: Neighborhood in The Village floods after heavy rain overnight

1 week ago | koco.com | Michael Armstrong

RUSHING THROUGH THE ROADS. WHAT ARE YOU SEEING RIGHT NOW FROM STORM COMMAND? YEAH. SO THIS IS A VILLAGE DRIVE. I JUST WANTED TO CHECK THIS AREA. THIS IS AN AREA THAT’S PRETTY KNOWN FOR A LOT OF WATER. AND SURE ENOUGH, LIKE, LOOK AT THE DRAINAGE DITCH, DAMON. I MEAN, WOW, THERE’S A LOT OF WATER IN IT. THAT’S THE MOST WATER I’VE SEEN IN IT SO FAR THIS YEAR. SO THERE’S THAT. THIS IS WELL KNOWN. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE SPOTS THAT’S LIKE, YEP, YOU’RE GOING TO YOU’RE GOING TO SEE SOME WATER HERE FOR SURE.
'WOW!': Lightning causes power flashes in northwest Oklahoma City

1 week ago | koco.com | Michael Armstrong

YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE HAIL, THAT’S WHERE IT’S GOING TO BE MOST SIGNIFICANT. WE’RE MAKING OUR WAY RIGHT ALONG. I KNOW I THINK JONATHAN MAYBE JUST MENTIONED PENN SQUARE MALL. WE’RE LIKE HALF A MILE FROM THAT. WE’RE GETTING READY TO GO OVER THE BRIDGE RIGHT NOW. SO YOU’RE YOU’RE SEEING WHAT I’M SEEING. OH, MAN, THAT WAS A BRIGHT FLASH. I DON’T KNOW IF THAT LIGHTNING HIT SOMETHING RIGHT THERE. JUST JUST TO THE NORTH OF BELLE ISLE. RIGHT HERE. BUT MAN, THAT WAS SUPER INTENSE.
TIMELINE: Severe weather risk for Oklahoma on Friday and Saturday

2 weeks ago | koco.com | Michael Armstrong

I’M KOCO FIVE METEOROLOGIST MICHAEL ARMSTRONG WITH YOUR UPDATED FIRST ALERT FORECAST HIGHS TOMORROW. A LITTLE BIT WARMER. NOTICE A LOT OF UPPER 80S. EVEN SOME 90S, MID 90S ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA, BUT ALSO A CHANCE OF STORMS. AND WE MAY EVEN SEE A FEW EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. SO OVERNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY, HERE’S 430 IN THE MORNING. NOTICE SOME SCATTERED STORMS OUT NEAR CLINTON WEATHERFORD ON DOWN TOWARD THE LAWTON AREA, AND MAYBE EVEN A FEW KIND OF CLIPPING OKC.
TIMELINE: Storms with threat of hail, strong winds expected late Wednesday

1 month ago | koco.com | Michael Armstrong

After a break from the severe weather risk on Tuesday, Oklahoma could see another round of storms late Wednesday going into Thursday morning. >> Go to the KOCO weather page | Get KOCO on the Go | Subscribe to KOCO 5's YouTube channelKOCO 5 Meteorologist Michael Armstrong says a level 1 marginal risk has been issued for western, central and east-central Oklahoma. The risk zone includes the OKC metro and extends past Seminole, Ada and almost to Bartlesville and Tulsa.
FORECAST: Cooler temperatures before storms return

1 month ago | koco.com | Michael Armstrong

KOCO 5 Meteorologist Michael Armstrong says Oklahoma will see cooler temperatures on Tuesday before a storm risk returns on Wednesday. KOCO 5 Meteorologist Michael Armstrong says Oklahoma will see cooler temperatures on Tuesday before a storm risk returns on Wednesday.
Heavy rain causes streets to flood across OKC metro

1 month ago | koco.com | Michael Armstrong

FROM NICK’S SHOT HERE. THIS IS JUST THIS IS INCREDIBLE BY THE WAY. IT’S A LOT OF WATER THERE. JUST KIND OF GOING RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD IF NICK IS AVAILABLE. OKAY. HEY, NICK. I KNOW HOW DEEP IS THIS WATER RIGHT HERE. NICK. DAMON I’M GOING TO SAY IT’S PROBABLY ABOUT EIGHT INCHES DEEP, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE. IT IS. I MEAN, IT’S LIKE DOWN TOWARDS THE END OF THE ROAD. IT’S STARTING TO FLOW. IT’S FLOWING IN.
Rain causes some ponding on Oklahoma City metro roads

1 month 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 month 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 month 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.