Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Norman
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
WED FEB 29 2012
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-
500 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
DISCUSSION…
A DRY AND STABLE AIRMASS HAS OVERSPREAD OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST THURSDAY MAR 1.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…0 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY NIGHT ACROSS
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATED WILDFIRE CONCERN ON THURSDAY AS VERY
WARM…WINDY…AND DRY CONDITIONS DEVELOP. REFER TO THE FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. MANY DAYS IN THE UPCOMING WEEK
WILL HAVE SOME CONCERN FOR WILDFIRES AS MILD AND BREEZY CONDITIONS
CONTINUE ACROSS OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
Fire weather watch in effect Thursday, according to the National Weather Service, Norman
URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
WED FEB 29 2012
ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-
BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-
OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-
HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-COMANCHE-STEPHENS-COTTON-
HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-
414 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012
…FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR VERY
WARM…WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS…
* WIND…GUSTY SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR
30 MPH…ESPECIALLY CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.
* HUMIDITY…AFTERNOON HUMIDITY WILL FALL BELOW 20 PERCENT ACROSS
AT LEAST WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS
* TEMPERATURE…WILL WARM INTO THE 70S AND LOWER 80S.
* IMPACTS…ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
Tornado Watch for Lincoln and Payne counties, from the National Weather Service, Norman
TORNADO WATCH 41 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 1 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING AREAS
IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
LINCOLN PAYNE
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…CHANDLER AND STILLWATER.
Severe thunderstorm warning for Nowata, Osage, Pawnee and Washington counties, from the National Weather Service, Tulsa
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1007 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012
OKC105-113-117-147-290445-
/O.CON.KTSA.SV.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120229T0445Z/
NOWATA OK-OSAGE OK-PAWNEE OK-WASHINGTON OK-
1007 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012
…SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CST
FOR WASHINGTON…PAWNEE…OSAGE AND NORTHWESTERN NOWATA COUNTIES…
AT 1002 PM CST…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF WAH SHA SHE STATE PARK TO
SKEDEE…MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.
STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE…
WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH…
SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE…WAH SHA
SHE STATE PARK…HULAH…OSAGE HILLS STATE PARK…WYNONA…
PERSHING…NELAGONEY…HOMINY…OKESA…TALLANT…COPAN…
BARNSDALL…BARTLESVILLE…DEWEY…WANN…WOLCO…OCHELATA…AVANT…
SOUTH COFFEYVILLE AND RAMONA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP SUDDENLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH
OF THIS STORM…YOU SHOULD BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER
CONDITIONS AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY.
PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER…PREFERABLY INSIDE A
STRONG BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Norman
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK…UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1000 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012
OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-291100-
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-
1000 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA.
LOCATION…
THE SLIGHT RISK COVERS LOCATIONS EAST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM
STILLWATER…TO PURCELL…TO WAURIKA.
TIMING…
THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE THROUGH 2 AM.
IMPACTS…
WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH AND HAIL ONE-INCH IN DIAMETER WILL BE THE MAIN
THREATS WITH ANY SEVERE STORM.
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS…
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE
RISK AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS INTO THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS.
DISCUSSION…
A COLD FRONT HAS OVERTAKEN THE DRYLINE AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
QUICKLY EAST OVERNIGHT. A BROKEN LINE OF STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT…A FEW OF WHICH MAY BECOME SEVERE
AND PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND PERHAPS MARGINALLY SEVERE-SIZE
HAIL. ALTHOUGH MODEST AMOUNTS OF INSTABILITY AND WEAK CAP WILL LIMIT
STORM COVERAGE AND INTENSITY…VERY STRONG WIND SHEAR WILL KEEP THE
CONCERN FOR SEVERE STORMS GOING UNTIL THE COLD FRONT CLEARS THE NWS
NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA. THIS IS PROJECTED TO BE ABOUT 2 AM.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST WEDNESDAY FEB 29.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…100 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…40 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL BE SEEN FOR A FEW HOURS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.
WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY NIGHT ACROSS
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATED WILDFIRE CONCERN ON THURSDAY AS VERY
WARM…WINDY…AND DRY CONDITIONS DEVELOP.
Short-term forecast from the National Weather Service, Norman
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
950 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012
OKZ004>048050>052-TXZ083>090-290430-
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-
950 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012
.REGIONAL WEATHER DISCUSSION…
THROUGH 1030 PM…A BROKEN LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE TO DEVELOP FROM AROUND DUNCAN…UP THROUGH THE OKLAHOMA
CITY METRO…TO AROUND STILLWATER. THE STRONGEST STORMS IN THIS LINE
ARE EXPECTED TO STAY NORTH AND EAST OF THE OKLAHOMA CITY METRO
AREA…BUT STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH STORMS
FARTHER SOUTH. THE STORMS WERE FORMING ALONG A FAST MOVING COLD
FRONT WHICH WILL PASS EAST OF THE OKLAHOMA CITY METRO BY 1030 PM. NO
STORM ACTIVITY WILL OCCUR AFTER THE FRONT PASSES YOUR LOCATION…BUT
STRONG WESTERLY WIND GUSTS WILL BE SEEN FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS WITH
SOME GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH.
Tornado watch, from the National Weather Service, Norman
TORNADO WATCH 41 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 1 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING AREAS
IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
LINCOLN LOGAN PAYNE
IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA
KAY NOBLE
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…CHANDLER…GUTHRIE…PERRY…
PONCA CITY AND STILLWATER.
Significant weather advisory for Kay, Logan, Noble and Payne counties, from the National Weather Service, Norman
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
918 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012
OKZ008-013-019-020-290400-
KAY OK-LOGAN OK-NOBLE OK-PAYNE OK-
918 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012
…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY…
THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR KAY…LOGAN…NOBLE AND
PAYNE COUNTIES.
AT 918 PM CST…A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM 6
MILES EAST OF HARDY…TO PONCA CITY…NEAR PERRY…TO 7 MILES
NORTHWEST OF ORLANDO…MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARDS INCLUDE…
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS…
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH…
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Braman quarter size hail and 70 mph (to possibly 80 mph) winds reported to the National Weather Service, Norman
Severe thunderstorm warning for Osage County, from the National Weather Service, Tulsa
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
901 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTHERN OSAGE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
* UNTIL 945 PM CST
* AT 858 PM CST…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF GRAINOLA TO 34 MILES WEST OF
BURBANK…MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.
STORM HAZARDS INCLUDE…
QUARTER SIZE HAIL…
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH…
* SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE…
GRAINOLA…FORAKER…SHIDLER…BURBANK…PEARSONIA…BIGHEART…
HULAH AND PAWHUSKA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP SUDDENLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH
OF THIS STORM…BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
TAKE COVER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
