Hazardous weather outlook, National Weather Service, Norman

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
NO ORGANIZED SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED.

DISCUSSION…
A LARGE UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE…CENTERED SOUTHWEST OF WICHITA
FALLS…WILL AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THE GREATEST COVERAGE OF STORMS IS EXPECTED TO BE OVER
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA WHERE THERE IS DEEPER
MOISTURE. ALTHOUGH ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED…AN
ISOLATED AND MARGINALLY SEVERE STORM CANNOT BE RULED OUT. THE MAIN
CONCERN FROM ANY STORM WILL BE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL…WIND GUSTS
AROUND 50 MPH…AND INTENSE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.

PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT WEDNESDAY JUL 28.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…100 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…10 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THE
GREATEST COVERAGE WILL OCCUR IN THE SOUTHERN HALF OF OKLAHOMA AND
OVER WESTERN NORTH TEXAS…ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS. ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. AFTER A
MAINLY DRY STRETCH OF WEATHER…A SLIGHT CHANCE OF STORMS WILL
RETURN TO FAR NORTHERN OKLAHOMA SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE FORECAST TO RISE TOWARD THE
WEEKEND. THIS WILL INCREASE THE CHANCE OF PEOPLE DEVELOPING HEAT
RELATED ILLNESS. PERSONS WHO WORK OR PLAY OUTSIDE DURING THE HEAT OF
THE DAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HOTTER CONDITIONS.

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