Updated hazardous weather outlook from the National Weather Service

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK…UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1152 AM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-011700-

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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… ISOLATED STORMS MAY DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN TO THE WEST AND MOVE INTO FAR NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA DURING THE EVENING. ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

DISCUSSION… MOSTLY STABLE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE NEAR EXTREME NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA LATER THIS EVENING AS A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVES OUT OF THE ROCKIES AND INTO THE PLAINS.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY IMPACT THIS AREA WITH GUSTY WINDS ACCOMPANYING THEM. PROBABILITY TABLE… VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT SUNDAY JUL 1. PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…20 PERCENT.

PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…10 PERCENT. OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER… NONE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY… THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK… THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA MONDAY AS AN UPPER DISTURBANCE APPROACHES SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA FROM EASTERN TEXAS.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER… WHILE HEAT INDICES WILL REMAIN BELOW HEAT ADVISORY CRITERIA… VERY HOT CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE NEXT WEEK.

TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY DURING THIS PERIOD OF HOT WEATHER. THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED BY 5 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING.

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