Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Norman
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1148 AM CDT 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…
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE UNLIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT.
A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST ACROSS CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN…
GUSTY WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS LINE. LATE
THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING…THERE IS A CHANCE OF SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO FAR WESTERN OKLAHOMA.
DISCUSSION…
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE OFF THE COLORADO FRONT RANGE THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON…WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN
COLORADO INTO THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES. ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA…
CONTINUED RAINFALL AND LINGERING CLOUD COVER WILL LIMIT AVAILABLE INSTABILITY.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO FAR WESTERN OKLAHOMA THIS
EVENING…MOVING EAST ACROSS THE REGION. HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL
BE THE PRIMARY CONCERNS WITH 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…
NONE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES WILL TRAVERSE THE SOUTHERN PLAINS OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS…RESULTING IN CONTINUED THUNDERSTORM CHANCES ACROSS THE OUTLOOK
AREA. AFTER THE WEEKEND…HIGH PRESSURE FINALLY APPROACHES FROM THE WEST…
FORCING ANY REMAINING CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS OUT OF THE REGION.
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I just watched tonight’s weather showing the rainfall totals. I was quite surprised. Most of the totals were less than 3 inches. We received 5.75 inches at our house — verified both by our good ole water catcher and our electronic weather system. We’re on the east side of OKC near Lake Arcadia.