Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Norman
WEATHER OUTLOOK…UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
450 PM CST FRI FEB 3 2012
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING
ACROSS PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA.
LOCATION…
THE RISK AREA COVERS LOCATIONS EAST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM
WAURIKA…TO DUNCAN…TO SHAWNEE…TO PRAGUE.
TIMING…
THE RISK OF SEVERE STORMS IS EXPECTED TO LAST UNTIL ABOUT 9 PM.
IMPACTS…
THE MAIN IMPACTS WILL BE HAIL UP THE SIZE OF GOLFBALLS AND WIND
GUSTS OF 65 MPH. HOWEVER…THE STRONGEST STORMS MAY BE ABLE TO
PRODUCE BRIEF TORNADOES.
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS…
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE
RISK AREA SHOULD PLAN FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS INTO THIS
EVENING.
DISCUSSION…
STRONG VERTICAL WIND SHEAR…ALONG WITH MODEST AMOUNTS OF
INSTABILITY…WILL RESULT IN MAINLY A RISK OF LARGE HAIL AND STRONG
WINDS. HOWEVER…A BRIEF TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. THE WIND SHEAR
WILL AND INSTABILITY WILL BOTH WEAKEN SLOWLY WITH TIME…AND THE
SEVERE RISK IS EXPECTED TO END LATE THIS EVENING.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST SATURDAY FEB 4.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…100 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…100 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.
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