Hazardous weather outlook from the National Weather Service, Norman

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
SAT FEB 9 2013

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SAT FEB 9 2013

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 OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT
ACROSS PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

LOCATION…
THE SLIGHT RISK AREA IS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM WOODWARD…TO
WEATHERFORD…TO SULPHUR…TO ATOKA.

TIMING…
THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE AFTER 6 PM…
CONTINUING THROUGH THE NIGHT.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS…
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE
RISK AREA SHOULD PLAN FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS AFTER 6 PM.

DISCUSSION…
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT.
MODEST AMOUNTS OF LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN WEAK
INSTABILITY… BUT STRONG WIND FIELDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM
SYSTEM WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR SUSTAINING ANY STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP.
A FEW SUPERCELLS WILL BE POSSIBLE…MAINLY EARLY THIS EVENING OVER
FAR SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. AFTER SUNSET…THE
STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM ONE OR MORE LINES…AND MOVE EAST
ACROSS THE REST OF OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS. THE MAIN THREAT FROM
THESE STORMS WILL BE STRONG WINDS…BUT SOME MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL
IS POSSIBLE.

PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST SUNDAY FEB 10.
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…SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
A FEW STRONG…POSSIBLY SEVERE…STORMS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE OVER
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
WILDFIRE POTENTIAL WILL BE ELEVATED SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN
OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY
ACROSS MUCH OF OKLAHOMA. AT THIS TIME…SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS NOT
EXPECTED.

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