Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Norman
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435 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF
NORTHERN…CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA.
LOCATION…
THE SLIGHT RISK COVERS LOCATIONS EAST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM
CHEROKEE…TO EL RENO AND CHICKASHA…TO DUNCAN AND WAURIKA.
TIMING…
THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FROM 7 PM
THROUGH 2 AM.
IMPACTS…
HAIL TO THE SIZE OF HALF DOLLARS AND WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH 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 THIS
EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
DISCUSSION…
A DRYLINE WILL MOVE ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS
THIS EVENING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AHEAD OF THE
DRYLINE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS A LOW-LEVEL JET INTENSIFIES.
ONCE A STORM FORMS…IT WILL MOVE QUICKLY TO THE NORTHEAST. ALTHOUGH
THERE IS NOT A LOT OF INSTABILITY TO WORK WITH…STRONG WIND FIELDS
MAY YIELD STORMS THAT PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND PERHAPS LARGE
HAIL.
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…
VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS
EVENING WEST OF THE MENTIONED DRYLINE. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MOST
LIKELY AFFECT WEST-CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST PARTS OF OKLAHOMA.
.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.
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