Windy and cooler on Wednesday, from the National Weather Service, Norman Forecast Office
A weather system will move across the area by late Wednesday…
bringing cooler weather and a chance of rain.
Wind gusts of 40 mph or higher will be possible on
Wednesday behind the cold front.
Cold and windy conditions Wednesday, Oklahoma Panhandle, according to National Weather Service, Amarillo (Texas) Forecast Office
AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PANHANDLES ON
WEDNESDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE OKLAHOMA AND
TEXAS PANHANDLES WEDNESDAY MORNING. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY
WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 40S WITH A FEW UPPER 30S IN THE WESTERN
OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE AND SOME LOWER 50S IN THE FAR SOUTHEAST TEXAS
PANHANDLE. THESE TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO
35 MILES AN HOUR TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS IN THE 30S. SOME LIGHT RAIN
OR LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLE AND THE NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE ON WEDNESDAY…BUT NO
SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.
LOW TEMPERATURES EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING
ACROSS THE REGION.
Wildfire potential graphic, National Weather Service, Norman Forecast Office
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-
500 AM CDT MON OCT 31 2011
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
DISCUSSION…
THE AIR IN OUR REGION WILL REMAIN DRY AND STABLE.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT TUESDAY NOV 1.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…0 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING COOLER
WEATHER AND A CHANCE OF RAIN. SOME THUNDER MAY BECOME EMBEDDED IN
THE RAIN…ALONG WITH A FEW CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
WARM AND BREEZY DAYTIME CONDITIONS WILL KEEP FIRE POTENTIAL IN THE
HIGH TO VERY HIGH CATEGORIES. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ON TUESDAY…
BUT MODERATE HUMIDITY OF 30 TO 45 PERCENT WILL HELP TO LESSEN THE
POTENTIAL FOR SPREADING FIRES.
IN THE WAKE OF THE STRONG COLD FRONT… THE TEMPERATURE MAY DROP
BELOW FREEZING IN SOME AREAS THURSDAY MORNING.
Forecast for late Wednesday, map, for the National Weather Service, Norman Forecast Office coverage area
Hazardous weather outlook, from the 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-
807 PM CDT SUN OCT 30 2011
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
DISCUSSION…
THE AIR IN OUR REGION WILL REMAIN DRY AND STABLE.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT MONDAY OCT 31.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…0 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING COOLER
WEATHER AND A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN. SOME THUNDER MAY BECOME EMBEDDED
IN THE RAIN…ALONG WITH A FEW CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES.
ANOTHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS FORECAST FOR FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
WARM AND BREEZY DAYTIME CONDITIONS WILL KEEP FIRE POTENTIAL IN THE
HIGH TO VERY HIGH CATEGORIES. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ON TUESDAY…
BUT MODERATE HUMIDITY OF 30 TO 45 PERCENT WILL HELP TO LESSEN THE
POTENTIAL FOR SPREADING FIRES.
IN THE WAKE OF THE STRONG COLD FRONT… THE TEMPERATURE MAY DROP
BELOW FREEZING IN SOME AREAS THURSDAY MORNING.
Monday forecast for the National Weather Service, Norman Forecast Office coverage area
Hazardous weather outlook, National Weather Service, Norman Forecast Office
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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-
512 PM CDT THU OCT 27 2011
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA EARLY THIS
EVENING.
DISCUSSION…
LIGHT RAIN WILL COVER A BROAD PART OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AND
SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA THIS EVENING. EMBEDDED WITHIN THE RAIN…SOME
POCKETS OF GREATER LIFT OR INSTABILITY MAY YIELD ONE OR TWO
LIGHTNING STRIKES OVER SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT
EXPECTED.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT FRIDAY OCT 28.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…30 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN
OKLAHOMA…WHERE SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR
LATE TONIGHT. TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL ENCOUNTER DRY AND STABLE AIR WHEN IT
PASSES ON SUNDAY. ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM MAY BRING A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS NEXT WEDNESDAY…ALTHOUGH THE CHANCE IS LOW.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
ON SATURDAY MORNING…THE TEMPERATURE WILL AGAIN APPROACH FREEZING
IN MANY PARTS OF OKLAHOMA. A FREEZE WILL BE MORE LIKELY IN LOW LYING
AREAS THAT ARE SHELTERED FROM THE WIND.
Short-term forecast for the National Weather Service, Norman Forecast Office Coverage area
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GARFIELD-GARVIN-GRADY-GRANT-GREER-HARDEMAN-HARMON-HARPER-HUGHES-
JACKSON-JEFFERSON-JOHNSTON-KAY-KINGFISHER-KIOWA-KNOX-LINCOLN-LOGAN-
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WILBARGER-
252 PM CDT THU OCT 27 2011
.REGIONAL WEATHER DISCUSSION…
AREAS OF SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
OKLAHOMA… AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON. THE RAIN WILL
MAINLY BE SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CUSHING TO GUTHRIE TO WATONGA TO
CHEYENNE OKLAHOMA WITH THE MOST WIDESPREAD RAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN
OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN SECTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS. A FEW ISOLATED STORMS
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. RAINFALL RATES GENERALLY WILL BE LESS THAN
ONE TENTH OF AN INCH PER HOUR.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN THE 40S THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN
AND SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA WHERE THICK CLOUDS WILL PERSIST… BUT
CLIMB INTO THE MID 50S ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA WHERE CLOUDS ARE NOT
AS THICK.
Some rainfall totals since midnight, according to the Oklahoma Mesonet weather network
As of 11:25 a.m., Thursday
Hobart – 1.44 inches of rain
Walters – 1.39 inches
Fort Cobb – 1.21
Mangum – 1.07
Minco – 1.07
Hollis – 1.02
Altus – 1.01
