Hazardous weather outlook from the National Weather Service
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1220 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013
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1220 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR TODAY. HOWEVER...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
DISCUSSION...
A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS THROUGH TONIGHT. GIVEN THE STRENGTH OF THE UPPER LEVEL
STORM SYSTEM... CONVECTIVE SNOW BANDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS
OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST BANDS WILL BE
ACCOMPANIED BY OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...SNOWFALL RATES OVER 2 INCHES PER
HOUR...AND STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL REMAIN
POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT.
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO AFFECT PARTS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. LIMITED INSTABILITY
WILL PREVENT STORMS FROM BECOMING SEVERE...BUT A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME
STRONG PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS.
PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST TUESDAY FEB 26.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...60 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT PARTS OF OKLAHOMA AND
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS TODAY AND TONIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
PARTS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA. WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS
TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...LOWERING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF
A MILE AT TIMES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE ON MANY ROADWAYS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
A PERIOD OF COOL AND DRY WEATHER WILL RESUME ON TUESDAY...LASTING INTO THE
WEEKEND. SO NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
THE WINTER STORM WILL BEGIN TO EXIT THE REGION EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE
SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST TUESDAY MORNING. EVEN AFTER
SNOW CEASES... SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE
TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE IN MANY AREAS.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED BY 5 AM
TUESDAY...BUT UPDATES WILL BE ISSUED AS NEEDED.
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