Urban and small stream flood advisory for Woodward County, National Weather Service, Norman
THU SEP 16 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR…
CENTRAL WOODWARD COUNTY IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA…
* UNTIL 630 PM CDT
* AT 325 PM CDT…WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED VERY HEAVY RAIN IN
WOODWARD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE BETWEEN
1 AND 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST HOUR WITH SOME
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE MOORELAND…TANGIER AND WOODWARD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS…AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS…
HIGHWAYS…STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
Short-term forecast, National Weather Service, Norman
.REGIONAL WEATHER DISCUSSION…
CLOUDS AND PERSISTENT SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL KEEP
MOST OF NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
COOL THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. THROUGH 5 PM…AREAS FROM
ARNETT TO WOODWARD AND CHEROKEE WILL HAVE THE BEST CHANCE
FOR RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS.
AFTERNOON HEATING AND CONVERGENCE ALONG A COLD FRONT MAY
BE SUFFICIENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
PARTS OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AREAS FROM FREDERICK TO
LAWTON TO PAULS VALLEY AND ADA HAVE THE BEST OPPORTUNITY
FOR STORMS.
Hazardous weather outlook, National Weather Service, Norman
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.
DISCUSSION…
A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND FAR WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BY MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON…SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE
FRONT. ALTHOUGH DEEP LAYER SHEAR WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY WEAK ACROSS
SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS…MODERATE TO HIGH INSTABILITY
WILL BE IN PLACE. THEREFORE…ORGANIZED SEVERE
WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED…BUT A FEW STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE
STORMS MAY OCCUR DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. AREAS
ALONG AND SOUTH OF A HOBART TO ADA LINE WILL HAVE THE BEST
OPPORTUNITY FOR STORMS. MEANWHILE…SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA THROUGH
THE MID AFTERNOON. ELEVATED INSTABILITY WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR A FEW
STRONG STORMS WILL SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT FRIDAY SEP 17.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…100 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…50 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
WARM AND DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE WEEKEND AND CONTINUING INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS RETURNS TO THE
FORECAST TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
Significant weather advisory, Blaine, Kingfisher Counties, National Weahter Service, Norman
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
914 PM CDT WED SEP 15 2010
OKZ017-018-160300-
BLAINE OK-KINGFISHER OK-
914 PM CDT WED SEP 15 2010
…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY…
THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR BLAINE AND KINGFISHER
COUNTIES.
AT 914 PM CDT…A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES EAST OF
LONGDALE…MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARDS INCLUDE…
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH…
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH…
SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AND NO WARNINGS ARE ANTICIPATED AT
THIS TIME.
Tornado Warning, Osage County, National Weather Service – Tulsa
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
WED SEP 15 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
NORTHERN OSAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
* UNTIL 930 PM CDT
* AT 850 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF FORAKER…MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
30 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE…
BIGHEART…FORAKER AND PEARSONIA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM…TAKE COVER NOW! IF NO
UNDERGROUND SHELTER IS AVAILABLE MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES SHOULD BE ABANDONED FOR MORE
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS!
Short-term forecast, National Weather Service, Norman
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
843 PM CDT WED SEP 15 2010
ALFALFA-ARCHER-ATOKA-BAYLOR-BECKHAM-BLAINE-BRYAN-CADDO-CANADIAN-
CARTER-CLAY-CLEVELAND-COAL-COMANCHE-COTTON-CUSTER-DEWEY-ELLIS-FOARD-
GARFIELD-GARVIN-GRADY-GRANT-GREER-HARDEMAN-HARMON-HARPER-HUGHES-
JACKSON-JEFFERSON-JOHNSTON-KAY-KINGFISHER-KIOWA-KNOX-LINCOLN-LOGAN-
LOVE-MAJOR-MARSHALL-MCCLAIN-MURRAY-NOBLE-OKLAHOMA-PAYNE-PONTOTOC-
POTTAWATOMIE-ROGER MILLS-SEMINOLE-STEPHENS-TILLMAN-WASHITA-WICHITA-
WILBARGER-
844 PM CDT WED SEP 15 2010
.REGIONAL WEATHER DISCUSSION…
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND
MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
THROUGH 11 PM. SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE AFFECTED INCLUDE
KINGFISHER… WATONGA… AND FAIRVIEW. THE ACTIVITY WILL MOVE
SOUTHEAST PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. A FEW
OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH STRONG WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE
MAIN CONCERN.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE
REST OF THE EVENING HOURS.
Significant weather advisory for Kingfisher County
KINGFISHER OK-
845 PM CDT WED SEP 15 2010
…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY…
THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR KINGFISHER COUNTY.
AT 845 PM CDT…A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHWEST
OF DOVER…MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARDS INCLUDE…
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH…
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH…
SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AND NO WARNINGS ARE ANTICIPATED AT
THIS TIME.
Today’s actual temperatures include 103 degrees at Woodward and Freedom, Oklahoma Mesonet
Oklahoma Mesonet stations
Some high temperatures so far today include:
103 degrees, Woodward and Freedom
102 degrees, Arnett, Buffalo, May Ranch
101 degrees, Alva and Cherokee
100 degrees, Butler
Short-term forecast, National Weather Service, Norman
ALFALFA-ARCHER-ATOKA-BAYLOR-BECKHAM-BLAINE-BRYAN-CADDO-CANADIAN-
CARTER-CLAY-CLEVELAND-COAL-COMANCHE-COTTON-CUSTER-DEWEY-ELLIS-FOARD-
GARFIELD-GARVIN-GRADY-GRANT-GREER-HARDEMAN-HARMON-HARPER-HUGHES-
JACKSON-JEFFERSON-JOHNSTON-KAY-KINGFISHER-KIOWA-KNOX-LINCOLN-LOGAN-
LOVE-MAJOR-MARSHALL-MCCLAIN-MURRAY-NOBLE-OKLAHOMA-PAYNE-PONTOTOC-
POTTAWATOMIE-ROGER MILLS-SEMINOLE-STEPHENS-TILLMAN-WASHITA-WICHITA-
WILBARGER-
520 PM CDT WED SEP 15 2010
.REGIONAL WEATHER DISCUSSION…
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA BEFORE 8 PM. THESE WOULD
PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND SOME STRONG WIND GUSTS. THE MOST
LIKELY AREA FOR THE FIRST THUNDERSTORMS WOULD BE IN AREAS BETWEEN
SHATTUCK AND ALVA. MOVEMENT WOULD BE TO THE EAST.
Hazardous weather outlook, National Weather Service, Norman
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
ALTHOUGH AN ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER EVENT IS NOT EXPECTED… A
SMALL NUMBER OF STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT… MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40.
DISCUSSION…
A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO FAR NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA BY
EARLY THIS EVENING AND REACH THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR BY LATE
TONIGHT. THE INSTABILITY AND VERTICAL WIND SHEAR ARE EXPECTED TO BE
ADEQUATE TO SUPPORT A FEW ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS MAINLY ACROSS
NORTHERN OKLAHOMA. THE STRONGEST STORMS… WHICH WILL MOST LIKELY
OCCUR DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS… COULD PRODUCE
BRIEF WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT THURSDAY SEP 16.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…70 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…30 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY WITH A FEW
STORMS LINGERING INTO FRIDAY. DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED DURING THE
WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.
