The hazardous weather outlook in Oklahoma for Monday and the next few days

From the:  National Weather Service, Norman Forecast Office

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

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

DISCUSSION…
PLENTIFUL LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND A WEAK CAP MAY PERMIT THE
DEVELOPMENT OF ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN PARTS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON. STORMS COULD EXTEND
INTO WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AS WELL. THOUGH A FEW STORMS COULD PRODUCE
WIND GUSTS APPROACHING SEVERE LEVELS…WEAK DEEP LAYER SHEAR IS
EXPECTED TO LIMIT THE OVERALL THREAT OF SEVERE STORMS.

PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT TUESDAY AUG 31.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…60 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…10 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
HEAT INDEX VALUES EXCEEDING 100 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AND THE SOUTHERN HALF OF OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING MUCH OF
THE UPCOMING WEEK… MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. 
INCREASED INTENSITY AND COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED LATE
IN THE WEEK AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
HIGH HUMIDITY AND HOT TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX VALUES
EXCEEDING 100 DEGREES IN PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY.

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