Hazardous weather outlook from the National Weather Service, Norman

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
FRI MAR 22 2013

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FRI MAR 22 2013

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

.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON IN SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

DISCUSSION…
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
MOVES EAST ACROSS NORTHEAST TEXAS. LOW INSTABILITY WILL KEEP STORM
CHANCES LOW AND PREVENT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANY SEVERE STORMS.

SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT ACROSS NORTHWEST
OKLAHOMA… MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. BUT THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED
AS INSTABILITY REMAINS LIMITED.

PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT SATURDAY MAR 23.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…20 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…10 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY…

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY AS A STORM
SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS. THE BEST CHANCE
FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ACROSS SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
WITH A COLDER AIRMASS SPREADING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE PLAINS…THERE
WILL BE A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW OR A RAIN-SNOW MIX ACROSS NORTHERN
OKLAHOMA SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SOME SNOW ACCUMULATION
IS EXPECTED…ALTHOUGH AMOUNTS SHOULD BE LESS THAN 2 INCHES.
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS…WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH…ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS
WESTERN OKLAHOMA SATURDAY NIGHT.

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