Oklahoma City triple digits again today, Aug. 1, making 39 days of triple digits, National Weather Service, Norman
Forecast for this week in the National Weather Service, Norman Forecast Office area
Heat advisory until 10 p.m. Thursday, National Weather Service, Norman
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-
NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-
BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-
CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-
TILLMAN-COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-
JEFFERSON-CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-
FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BUFFALO…ALVA…CHEROKEE…MEDFORD…
PONCA CITY…ARNETT…WOODWARD…FAIRVIEW…ENID…PERRY…
CHEYENNE…TALOGA…WEATHERFORD…CLINTON…WATONGA…
KINGFISHER…GUTHRIE…STILLWATER…ELK CITY…SAYRE…CORDELL…
ANADARKO…YUKON…EL RENO…MUSTANG…OKLAHOMA CITY…CHANDLER…
CHICKASHA…PURCELL…NORMAN…MOORE…SHAWNEE…SEMINOLE…
HOLDENVILLE…HOLLIS…MANGUM…HOBART…ALTUS…FREDERICK…
LAWTON…DUNCAN…PAULS VALLEY…SULPHUR…ADA…COALGATE…
WALTERS…WAURIKA…ARDMORE…TISHOMINGO…ATOKA…MARIETTA…
MADILL…DURANT…QUANAH…CHILLICOTHE…CROWELL…VERNON…
WICHITA FALLS…MUNDAY…KNOX CITY…SEYMOUR…ARCHER CITY…
HOLLIDAY…LAKESIDE CITY…HENRIETTA
309 PM CDT SAT JUL 30 2011
…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THURSDAY…
A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THURSDAY.
* THE ONGOING HEAT WAVE CONTINUES TO POSE THE THREAT OF CAUSING
HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES AND POSSIBLY DEATH. DON’T BECOME A
VICTIM OF THE HEAT.
* HEAT INDEX: REACHING 104 TO NEAR 110 DEGREES IN THE AFTERNOON.
THE MORNING LOWS WILL PROVIDE LITTLE RELIEF AS LOW TEMPERATURES
RANGE FROM 75 TO 85. THE HEAT STRESS WILL BE AMPLIFIED BY THE
PERSISTENT HOT WEATHER.
* IMPACTS: THE RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH AT LEAST LATE NEXT WEEK. TRY TO REMAIN IN AN AIR
CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT AND LEARN TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS OF
HEAT STRESS. CHECK ON FRIENDS…FAMILY…AND PETS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE… RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO THE EARLY MORNING
OR LATE EVENING HOURS. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT
EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE-FITTING
CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE…AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK…THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY…CALL 9 1 1.
Severe thunderstorm warning, National Weather Service, Norman
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
325 PM CDT SAT JUL 30 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTHEASTERN KINGFISHER COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA…
NORTHWESTERN LOGAN COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA…
WESTERN PAYNE COUNTY IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA…
SOUTHEASTERN GARFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA…
SOUTHWESTERN NOBLE COUNTY IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA…
* UNTIL 430 PM CDT
* AT 324 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM JUST NORTH OF ORLANDO…MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5
MPH. OTHER STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WERE FORMING ACROSS NORTHERN
KINGFISHER COUNTY AND NORTHERN LOGAN COUNTY.
HAZARDS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE…
DESTRUCTIVE WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH…
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE LAKE CARL BLACKWELL…LOVELL…
MARSHALL…MULHALL AND ORLANDO.
Short-term forecast, Saturday, National Weather Service, Norman
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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-
100 PM CDT SAT JUL 30 2011
.REGIONAL WEATHER DISCUSSION…
AROUND 1 PM…AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY WAS LOCATED FROM NEAR
STILLWATER TO KINGFISHER AND FAIRVIEW…OKLAHOMA. AS AFTERNOON
HEATING CONTINUES…WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY
FORM ALONG AND NEAR THIS BOUNDARY. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL
BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG GUSTY
WINDS. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OR TWO IS ALSO POSSIBLE.
ELSEWHERE…HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE WITH A FEW AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS
Short-term forecast, National Weather Service, Norman
REGIONAL WEATHER DISCUSSION…
ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT
PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA THROUGH EARLY EVENING.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA.
AT 545 PM… RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS SOUTHEAST OF
SEILING IN DEWEY COUNTY… AS WELL AS NEAR AND WEST OF POND CREEK IN
GRANT COUNTY. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF CAUSING SOME LOCALIZED
FLOODING… AS STORM MOTION WILL BE VERY SLOW. IN ADDITION… VERY
STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS LARGE AMOUNTS OF RAIN FALL
INTO HOT AND DRY AIR NEAR THE GROUND. STORMS MAY CONTINUE TO DEVELOP
SOUTHEAST THROUGH EARLY EVENING AS OUTFLOW FROM EARLIER STORMS
PUSHES IN THAT DIRECTION.
ALSO AT 545 PM… A THUNDERSTORM WAS DETECTED NORTH OF ADA… AND
ANOTHER NEAR COALGATE. THESE STORMS COULD ALSO PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN…
ALONG WITH SOME STRONG WIND GUSTS. BRIEF RAIN SHOWERS WILL AFFECT
LOCATIONS NEAR PURCELL AND WAYNE IN MCCLAIN COUNTY… AND MAY
DEVELOP TOWARD THE AMBER AND CHICKASHA AREAS IN GRADY COUNTY.
LOCATIONS NOT RECEIVING RAIN OR THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW WILL OBSERVE
TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 90S TO AROUND 100 DEGREES THROUGH 7 PM…
WITH GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS.
Hazardous weather outlook, National Weather Service, Norman
522 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
A FEW THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.
WIND GUSTS OVER 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS.
DISCUSSION…
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE NEAR AN OUTFLOW
BOUNDARY ACROSS NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA INTO EARLY EVENING. OTHER STORMS
MAY AFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. STORM
INTENSITY WILL DECREASE DURING THE EARLY TO MID EVENING HOURS.
ALTHOUGH INSTABILITY WILL BE WEAK…ANY STORMS THAT OCCUR WILL POSE
A THREAT TO PRODUCE LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS. CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING AND LIGHTNING INDUCED FIRES ARE ALSO A HAZARD…ALONG WITH
LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT SATURDAY JUL 30.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…100 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…30 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT…AS A DANGEROUS HEAT WAVE
CONTINUES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER FORECASTS TROPICAL STORM DON TO MOVE
INLAND OVER FAR SOUTH TEXAS. THE TROPICAL STORM WILL NOT AFFECT
NORTH TEXAS OR OKLAHOMA DIRECTLY. INCREASED HIGH LEVEL
MOISTURE…HOWEVER…MAY LEAD TO A SLIGHT INCREASE IN AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY…MAINLY ACROSS WESTERN
NORTH TEXAS AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA. GENERALLY SPEAKING…THUNDERSTORM
CHANCES WILL REMAIN VERY LOW THROUGH THURSDAY.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
THE HEAT ADVISORY IS EFFECTIVE THROUGH SUNDAY AND IS LIKELY TO BE
EXTENDED WELL INTO NEXT WEEK. LONG RANGE FORECASTS CONTINUE TO SHOW
NO SIGNS THAT THE HEAT WAVE WILL BREAK. UNUSUALLY DRY VEGETATION
WILL ALSO MAINTAIN VERY HIGH WILDFIRE POTENTIAL…ESPECIALLY ON
BREEZY DAYS.
Report of thunderstorm wind damage today in Major County in western Oklahoma, a report from the public to the National Weather Service, Norman
Public reported to National Weather Service, Norman at 3:15 p.m.: Thunderstorm wind damage 10 miles north of Chester in Major County, power poles down 5 miles south of Highway 412 on Highway 281.
Short-term forecast, National Weather Service, Norman
.REGIONAL WEATHER DISCUSSION…
SHORTLY AFTER 3 PM… A SURFACE FRONT ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA
WILL HELP IN THUNDERSTORM DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. AREAS NORTHWEST OF CHEROKEE…FAIRVIEW AND
CHEYENNE WILL HAVE THE BEST CHANCE FOR STORMS.
OTHER WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW STORMS WILL
DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF
HEAVY RAINFALL AND WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH.
Hazardous weather outlook, National Weather Service, Norman
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ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-BECKHAM-
WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-
POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-
WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
1145 AM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011
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 THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING HOURS. WIND GUSTS OVER 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE
STRONGER STORMS.
DISCUSSION…
AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY ACROSS NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA MAY PROVIDE THE
FOCUS FOR ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
OTHER STORMS MAY FORM ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA. STORM INTENSITY WILL DECREASE DURING THE EARLY TO MID
EVENING HOURS. ALTHOUGH INSTABILITY WILL BE WEAK…ANY STORMS THAT
OCCUR WILL POSE A THREAT TO PRODUCE LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS. CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING AND LIGHTNING INDUCED FIRES ARE ALSO A HAZARD.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT SATURDAY JUL 30.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…60 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…30 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT…AS A DANGEROUS HEAT WAVE
CONTINUES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER FORECASTS TROPICAL STORM DON TO MOVE
INLAND OVER FAR SOUTH TEXAS. THE TROPICAL STORM WILL NOT AFFECT
NORTH TEXAS OR OKLAHOMA DIRECTLY. INCREASED HIGH LEVEL
MOISTURE…HOWEVER…MAY LEAD TO A SLIGHT INCREASE IN AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY…MAINLY ACROSS WESTERN
NORTH TEXAS AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA. GENERALLY SPEAKING…THUNDERSTORM
CHANCES WILL REMAIN VERY LOW ON DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
THE HEAT ADVISORY IS EFFECTIVE THROUGH SUNDAY AND IS LIKELY TO BE
EXTENDED WELL INTO NEXT WEEK. LONG RANGE FORECASTS CONTINUE TO SHOW
NO SIGNS THAT THE HEAT WAVE MAY BREAK. UNUSUALLY DRY VEGETATION WILL
ALSO MAINTAIN VERY HIGH WILDFIRE POTENTIAL…ESPECIALLY ON BREEZY
DAYS.
