Hazardous weather outlook from the National Weather Service

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 500 AM CDT TUE AUG 21 2012 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-211700-

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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… THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS…BUT SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED. DISCUSSION… AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TODAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DISTURBANCE WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED AS INSTABILITY WILL REMAIN LIMITED. PROBABILITY TABLE… VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT WEDNESDAY AUG 22. PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…60 PERCENT. PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…10 PERCENT. OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER… NONE. .

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY… THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK… A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THIS WEEKEND…BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.

WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

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