Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Norman

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK…UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1220 AM CDT THU MAY 31 2012

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1220 AM CDT THU MAY 31 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE…THROUGH TONIGHT…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
A RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ACROSS MUCH
OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS…
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD
BE READY FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS.

IMPACTS…
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS 65 MPH TO 75 MPH…CAUSING DAMAGE TO
STRUCTURES…TREES…AND UTILITY LINES.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLFBALLS…CAUSING DAMAGE TO WINDOWS…
ROOFS…AND CARS.

DISCUSSION…
A COMPLEX OF STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE TO THE SOUTH AND EAST
ACROSS NORTHERN INTO CENTRAL OKLAHOMA OVERNIGHT. WELL AHEAD OF THE
RAIN…VERY STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ALONG A GUST FRONT. MANY LOCATIONS THAT SEE THE VERY STRONG WINDS
MAY NOT SEE ANY RAIN AT ALL.

ADDITIONAL SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEEN BEHIND THIS COMPLEX
AS A COLD FRONT MOVES IN FROM KANSAS. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY
BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLFBALLS. MOST OF
THE STORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WILL BE CONFINED TO NORTHERN
OKLAHOMA.

PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT THURSDAY MAY 31.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…100 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…60 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT
SWEEPS ACROSS THE AREA. WHILE A FEW MARGINALLY SEVERE STORMS MAY
OCCUR…WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED THURSDAY. THE NEXT
CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL ARRIVE SATURDAY AS ANOTHER STORM
SYSTEM APPROACHES THE REGION.

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