Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Amarillo, Texas (coverage includes the Oklahoma Panhandle)
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK…CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
WED MAR 28 2012
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-
GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
WED MAR 28 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES.
.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT.
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN AND
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES LATE TODAY INTO EARLY THIS
EVENING DUE TO SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ALONG WITH
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 5 AND 20 PERCENT.
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE EASTERN SECTIONS
OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES EARLY THIS EVENING. ANY STORMS THAT
DEVELOP DURING THIS TIME MAY BE STRONG… WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL
HAIL THE PRIMARY HAZARDS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY ACROSS MUCH
OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES.
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL BUT THE FAR
WESTERN PANHANDLES THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AND ACROSS THE
CENTRAL AND EASTERN PANHANDLES FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ANY STORMS THAT
DEVELOP DURING THIS TIME MAY BE STRONG… WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL
HAIL THE PRIMARY HAZARDS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
AREA FIRE MANAGERS AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
THIS EVENING AND FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY.
Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Norman
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK…UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
WED MAR 28 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-
WED MAR 28 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT MAINLY
NORTH OF I-40.
DISCUSSION…
A FEW THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS FAR NORTH OKLAHOMA EARLY
THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE DURING THE MORNING HOURS. THUNDERSTORMS
WILL LIKELY DEVELOP NEAR A FRONT ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS TODAY…WHICH
MAY BECOME ORGANIZED AND MOVE SOUTHEAST…POSSIBLY INTO NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A FEW ADDITIONAL STORMS MAY
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NEAR A DRYLINE ACROSS NORTHWEST
OKLAHOMA.
A FEW STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS
AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH AS THE MAIN HAZARDS SINCE THE AIR IS
VERY UNSTABLE.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT THURSDAY MAR 29.
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…
NONE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THERE WILL BE A BETTER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE DISTURBANCE MOVES
THROUGH THE AREA. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
NIGHT MAINLY OVER WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
A STRONGER STORM SYSTEM MAY BRING ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR STRONG
TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT…ESPECIALLY EAST
OF I-35.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
RED FLAG CONDITIONS AND STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR
WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND FAR WESTERN NORTH TEXAS ON SUNDAY.
March 28, On this date in weather history, from the National Weather Service
March 28
On this date in weather history:
IN 1988…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER OKLAHOMA PRODUCED HAIL UP TO FOUR
INCHES IN DIAMETER CAUSING $35 MILLION DAMAGE IN SOUTHERN
OKLAHOMA. BASEBALL SIZED HAIL AND 7 INCHES OF RAIN
CAUSED ANOTHER $18 MILLION DOLLARS DAMAGE IN DUNCAN.
IN 1984…THE CAROLINAS TORNADO OUTBREAK OCCURRED.
CONSISTING OF 22 TORNADOES…OF WHICH 7 WERE VIOLENT
F4S…THE OUTBREAK KILLED 57 AND INJURED 1,248. ONE F4
TORNADO THAT CROSSED THE SOUTH CAROLINA NORTH CAROLINA
BORDER…POSSESSED A TRACK 16 MILES LONG…AND AVERAGED
1.2 MILES WIDE. AT ITS PEAK INTENSITY…THE MONSTROUS
TWISTER WAS 2.5 MILES WIDE.
Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Norman
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
TUE MAR 27 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-
TUE MAR 27 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…THROUGH TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA.
DISCUSSION…
A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA LATE TODAY AND LINGER
ACROSS NORTHERN OKLAHOMA TONIGHT. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT… MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE
FRONT. INSTABILITY WILL BE SUFFICIENT THAT ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF HALF DOLLARS WILL BE THE
PRIMARY HAZARD WITH ANY SEVERE STORM.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MAR 28.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…40 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…30 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
A WARM AND MOIST AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS OKLAHOMA AND
NORTH TEXAS THIS WEEK. A SERIES OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE DISTURBANCES
WILL KEEP AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
EACH DAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
A STRONGER STORM SYSTEM MAY BRING ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR STRONG
TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR WESTERN OKLAHOMA
ON SUNDAY DUE TO BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS AND LOW HUMIDITY.
Forecasts for Oklahoma City, Tulsa, from the National Weather Service
Oklahoma City forecast:
Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind between 17 and 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind between 10 and 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind between 14 and 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind between 13 and 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind between 13 and 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
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Tulsa forecast:
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy, with a south southwest wind between 10 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind between 5 and 15 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind between 5 and 15 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind between 5 and 15 mph.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78.
Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Sunday: Sunny and breezy, with a high near 85.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy and breezy, with a low around 55.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Amarillo, Texas (coverage includes the Oklahoma Panhandle)
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
TUE MAR 27 2012
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-
GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
TUE MAR 27 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES.
.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE
WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY DUE TO SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ALONG WITH
FORECAST MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 15 TO 20 PERCENT.
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY
ACROSS MUCH OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES DUE TO STRONG WINDS
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES.
IN ADDITION…THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS CENTRAL
AND EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES LATE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT…AND ACROSS EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE PANHANDLES
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT…AND THEN AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IF
ANY STORMS DEVELOP DURING THESE TIME PERIODS…SOME MAY BE STRONG…
WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL THE PRIMARY HAZARDS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
AREA FIRE MANAGERS AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AND FOR
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY.
Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Tulsa Forecast Office
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
TUE MAR 27 2012
ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK-
CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-
LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK-
OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-
PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR-
TUE MAR 27 2012
…WARM TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TODAY…
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
RISK…LIMITED.
AREA…EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET…MID MORNING.
FIRE WEATHER DANGER.
RISK…LIMITED.
AREA…EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET…THIS AFTERNOON.
DISCUSSION…
GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE TODAY WILL BE
COMMON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM THE
NORTHWEST. THESE WINDS ALONG WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE LIMITED FIRE WEATHER DANGERS ACROSS THE REGION.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT…
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY…THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY…NO HAZARDS.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION…
THE APPROACHING FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL STALL NORTH OF THE OKLAHOMA
KANSAS BORDER TUESDAY EVENING AND RETURN NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT
DURING THE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY TIME FRAME. CHANCES FOR
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN WITHIN PROXIMITY OF THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY…THOUGH SLIGHT CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE
POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT ACROSS FAR NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA.
A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS DURING THE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY TIME FRAME WHICH
WILL ALLOW FOR CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. THIS
SYSTEM LOOKS TO EXIT OFF TO THE EAST BY THE WEEKEND.
The Hazardous Weather Outlook, from the National Weather Service, Norman
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
TUE MAR 27 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-
TUE MAR 27 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR TODAY ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AS WELL AS WESTERN NORTH TEXAS…MAINLY NORTHWEST
OF AN ARDMORE TO SEMINOLE LINE. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR
TONIGHT ACROSS NORTH OKLAHOMA…MAINLY NORTH OF A SAYRE TO
STILLWATER LINE.
WIDESPREAD SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT.
HOWEVER…ONE OR TWO STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH HAIL AS THE MAIN
HAZARD.
DISCUSSION…
A FEW STORMS MAY DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA IN A MOIST
AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS. A SLIGHTLY BETTER FOCUS FOR STORMS MAY
OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NEAR A FRONT OVER NORTHERN
OKLAHOMA. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF HALF DOLLARS WILL BE THE PRIMARY
HAZARD WITH ANY SEVERE STORM.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT WEDNESDAY MAR 28.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…40 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…20 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
A WARM AND MOIST AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS OKLAHOMA AND
NORTH TEXAS THIS WEEK. AS A SERIES OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE DISTURBANCES
INTERACT WITH THE FRONT…ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY
OCCUR EACH DAY THROUGH FRIDAY AS WELL AS SUNDAY NIGHT. HAIL AND
GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH STRONGER STORMS DURING THIS
PERIOD…BUT GIVEN MODEST INSTABILITY AND RATHER WEAK WIND
FIELDS…ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN OKLAHOMA
ON SUNDAY DUE TO BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS AND LOW HUMIDITY.
Forecast for the week in the National Weather Service, Norman coverage area
Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Amarillo, Texas (coverage area includes the Oklahoma Panhandle)
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK…UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
MON MAR 26 2012
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-
GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
MON MAR 26 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES.
.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT.
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN
OKLAHOMA AND THE NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY THIS EVENING. SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL COMBINE WITH MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 10 AND 20 PERCENT TO CREATE ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS.
CAUTION IS ADVISED ON AREA LAKES TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT DUE TO STRONG
AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY AND SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
EASTERN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. IF
ANY THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP…A FEW MAY BE STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS
AND SMALL HAIL BEING THE PRIMARY HAZARDS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
MARGINAL ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL SECTIONS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY…AND ALSO ON THURSDAY ACROSS THE WESTERN AND
CENTRAL SECTIONS OF THE PANHANDLES. ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
SECTIONS OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES WEDNESDAY NIGHT…AND
ACROSS THE EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE PANHANDLES THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. IF ANY STORMS DEVELOP DURING THESE TIME
PERIODS…SOME MAY BE STRONG…WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL BEING
THE PRIMARY HAZARDS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
AREA FIRE MANAGERS AND EMERGENCY OFFICIALS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND
NORTHWEST TEXAS PANHANDLES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING…AND FOR
ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY ACROSS MOST
OF THE OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS PANHANDLES.
