Oklahoma weather, hazardous weather outlook

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

.DAY ONE…THROUGH TONIGHT…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MID EVENING
ACROSS PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

LOCATION…
THE SLIGHT RISK AREA IS EAST OF A LINE FROM BENJAMIN TO ALTUS TO
CLINTON TO MEDFORD.

TIMING…
THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE THROUGH 9 PM.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS…
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE
RISK AREA SHOULD PLAN FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS THROUGH MID
EVENING.

DISCUSSION…
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET OVER THE SLIGHT
RISK AREA… AIDED BY ABUNDANT LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE AND A WEAK
DISTURBANCE APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTHWEST. ALTHOUGH WIND SHEAR IS
NOT VERY STRONG… INSTABILITY IS ADEQUATE TO SUPPORT ISOLATED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. DAMAGING MICROBURST WINDS… POSSIBLY UP TO 70
MPH… WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARD. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY
WEAKEN AFTER SUNSET.

PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 PM CDT WEDNESDAY SEP 1.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…100 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…70 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE UNTIL FRIDAY. THE GREATEST
CHANCE WILL COME LATE THURSDAY AND EARLY FRIDAY AS A STRONG COLD
FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE REGION.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
THE HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY… BEFORE A
STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH ON THURSDAY.

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