Tuesday’s hazardous weather outlook, 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…
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

DISCUSSION…
PLENTIFUL LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE AND A WEAK CAP WILL PERMIT THE
DEVELOPMENT OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN PART OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM OVER THE
PANHANDLES MAY MOVE INTO THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN PART OF OKLAHOMA
THIS EVENING. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND 40 MPH WIND GUSTS MAY
ACCOMPANY ANY THUNDERSTORM.

PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT WEDNESDAY SEP 1.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…80 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR….5  PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
EXTREME HUMIDITY AND A HOT AIRMASS WILL CAUSE THE HEAT INDEX TO
INCREASE JUST BELOW 105 FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
THIS AFTERNOON. A HEAT ADVISORY IS NOT ANTICIPATED, BUT SOME MAY
FEEL OPPRESSIVE EFFECTS OF THE HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS.

.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.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
THE EXTREME HUMIDITY AND HOT AIR WILL CAUSE THE HEAT INDEX TO
APPROACH 105 IN SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA DURING THE AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY.

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