Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Norman

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 
THU SEP 27 2012

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THU SEP 27 2012

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

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PARTS OF
WESTERN OKLAHOMA…AND A SMALL PORTION OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

LOCATION…
THE SLIGHT RISK AREA COVERS LOCATIONS WEST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM
CROWELL AND VERNON TEXAS…TO FREDERICK…CLINTON… WOODWARD AND
BUFFALO.

TIMING…
THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE BETWEEN 6 PM
AND MIDNIGHT.

IMPACTS…
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 70 MPH AND HAIL TO THE SIZE OF HALF DOLLARS.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS…
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE
RISK AREA SHOULD PLAN FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS THIS EVENING.

DISCUSSION…
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS OKLAHOMA
AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS THIS MORNING. ALTHOUGH… NO SEVERE WEATHER
IS ANTICIPATED WITH THIS ACTIVITY…ISOLATED HEAVY RAINFALL MAY
OCCUR.

ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR
ACROSS OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY.
THIS WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION AND ASSOCIATED CLOUD COVER WILL LIMIT
INSTABILITY AND THE CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS MUCH OF OKLAHOMA
AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS THROUGH THE DAY TODAY.  HOWEVER…
THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN
OF SOUTHEAST COLORADO INTO WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE OKLAHOMA AND
TEXAS PANHANDLES DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. CONDITIONS IN
THESE AREAS WILL BE MORE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG TO
SEVERE STORMS AND A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY APPROACH OR MOVE INTO
FAR WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS THIS
EVENING. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS MAY OCCUR WITH A FEW OF
THESE STORMS.

PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT FRIDAY SEP 28.
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…
A MOIST AIRMASS… AND SLOW STORM MOVEMENT WILL RESULT IN LOCALIZED
HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM FRIDAY THOUGH SUNDAY.
SEVERE STORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT FRIDAY.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.

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