Severe thunderstorm warning, from the National Weather Service, Norman
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
EXTREME WEST CENTRAL ALFALFA COUNTY IN OKLAHOMA…
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MAJOR COUNTY IN OKLAHOMA…
WOODS COUNTY IN OKLAHOMA…
EAST CENTRAL WOODWARD COUNTY IN OKLAHOMA…
* UNTIL 645 PM CDT
* AT 547 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL
AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
NEAR QUINLAN…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
ALVA…MOORELAND…WAYNOKA…CAPRON…AVARD…QUINLAN AND HOPETON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
MOVE INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
Short-term forecast from the National Weather Service, Norman
AROUND 520 PM…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING
ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN OKLHOAMA NEAR OR JUST EAST OF A
LINE FROM ARNETT…TO HARMON…TO WOODWARD. THESE STORMS WERE
MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AROUND 25 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF HALF
DOLLARS…WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH…AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS.
THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ACROSS WESTERN…NORTHWESTERN…
AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA THIS EVENING SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO
CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. BE READY TO SEEK SHELTER IF
THREATING WEATHER APPROACHES OR WARNINGS ARE ISSUED.
Severe thunderstorm warning for Woodward, Roger Mills, Ellis, Dewey counties, from the National Weather Service, Norman
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 526 PM
CDT SAT MAY 19 2012
WOODWARD OK-ROGER MILLS OK-ELLIS OK-DEWEY OK-
527 PM CDT SAT MAY 19 2012
…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM
CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN WOODWARD…EXTREME NORTHWESTERN ROGER MILLS…
ELLIS AND NORTHWESTERN DEWEY COUNTIES…
AT 523 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO
TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH.
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF HARMON…MOVING EAST AT 25
MPH. ANOTHER SEVERE STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SHARON.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
VICI…SHARON…CAMARGO…CRAWFORD…DURHAM AND HARMON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
MOVE INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Norman Forecast Office
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ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-BECKHAM-
WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-
POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-
WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
SAT MAY 19 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 OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT
ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS.
LOCATION…
THE SLIGHT RISK AREA IS NEAR AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM PONCA CITY
TO EL RENO TO FREDERICK OKLAHOMA TO VERNON AND BENJAMIN TEXAS.
TIMING…
THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS FROM MID AFTERNOON
THROUGH AROUND MIDNIGHT.
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS…
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE
RISK AREA SHOULD PLAN FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.
IMPACTS…
HAIL LARGER THAN GOLF BALLS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO ROOFS…CROPS AND
CARS. THUNDERSTORM WINDS OVER 60 MPH MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO
STRUCTURES… TREES AND UTILITY LINES.
DISCUSSION…
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON AND
MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEAST. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP ALONG THIS
FRONT AS EARLY AS THIS AFTERNOON IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA. SUFFICIENT
INSTABILITY WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ALLOWING THE CHANCE OF
SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HAIL LARGER THAN GOLF BALLS AND
DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND SPREAD SOUTHEAST… AND SEVERE WEATHER
WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE AS THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP SOUTH AND EAST
ACROSS THE SLIGHT RISK AREA. THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT
AND CONTINUE TO SPREAD FARTHER SOUTHEAST… HOWEVER THE CHANCE OF
SEVERE WEATHER WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT SUNDAY MAY 20.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…90 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…60 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA TODAY. THIS
WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS… ESPECIALLY ON EAST
WEST ROADWAYS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THUNDERSTORMS CHANCES WILL PERSIST SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS THE COLD
FRONT MOVES SLOWLY SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA. THE RISK OF SEVERE
WEATHER IS RELATIVELY LOW.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.
Look ahead at weather in the National Weather Service, Norman
Forecast in the National Weather Service, Norman coverage area, map
Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Norman
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ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-BECKHAM-
WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-
POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-
WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
1115 AM CDT FRI MAY 18 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
DISCUSSION…
A STRONG CAP…AND THE ABSENCE OF ANY SIGNIFICANT SOURCE OF
LIFT…WILL PREVENT THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THROUGH TONIGHT.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT SATURDAY MAY 19.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…10 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…10 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF OKLAHOMA
AND NORTH TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH WILL
BE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA THIS
AFTERNOON.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THERE IS A RISK OF SEVERE STORMS SATURDAY GENERALLY WEST OF A
LINE FROM MEDFORD AND ENID…TO HINTON…TO FREDERICK…TO QUANAH
TEXAS. THUNDERSTORMS MAY INITIALLY FORM ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST
OKLAHOMA BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM…THEN DEVELOP AND MOVE INTO
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA DURING THE EARLY TO MID EVENING
HOURS. HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLFBALLS AND WIND GUSTS NEAR 65 MPH MAY
OCCUR WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. THE RISK OF SEVERE STORMS WILL
DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
STORMS WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY…WITH A FEW ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF OKLAHOMA…AND MOST OF
NORTH TEXAS. THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL END LATE MONDAY NIGHT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
SOUTH WINDS WILL BE RATHER STRONG AGAIN ON SATURDAY…ONCE AGAIN
AVERAGING ABOUT 20 TO 30 MPH.
Short-term forecast, from the National Weather Service, Norman
.NOW…
SHORTLY AFTER 9 AM…MOSTLY CLEAR AND WINDY CONDITIONS WERE
NOTED ACROSS THE WESTERN THIRD OF OKLAHOMA. TO THE EAST…
CLOUDS WERE MORE NUMEROUS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA. ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS AND SPRINKLES MAY BE
ASSOCIATED WITH THE CLOUD COVER THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS.
BY EARLY AFTERNOON…CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE AS A MID-LEVEL
TROUGH MOVES EAST OF THE AREA. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TO INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING HOWEVER AS TEMPERATURES RISE
INTO THE 80S.
Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Norman
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
FRI MAY 18 2012
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WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-
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COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-
WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
FRI MAY 18 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
DISCUSSION…
A STRONG CAP…AND THE ABSENCE OF ANY SIGNIFICANT SOURCE OF
LIFT…WILL PREVENT THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THROUGH TONIGHT.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT SATURDAY MAY 19.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…10 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR…10 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF OKLAHOMA
AND NORTH TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
INTO THE EVENING FOR MUCH OF WESTERN OKLAHOMA…AND A SMALL PART OF
NORTH TEXAS. THE RISK AREA IS GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM MEDFORD
AND ENID…TO HINTON…TO FREDERICK…TO QUANAH TEXAS. CHANCES FOR
STORMS WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY…WITH A FEW ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF OKLAHOMA…AND MOST OF NORTH
TEXAS. THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL END LATE MONDAY NIGHT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
SOUTH WINDS WILL BE RATHER STRONG AGAIN ON SATURDAY…ONCE AGAIN
AVERAGING ABOUT 20 TO 30 MPH.
Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Norman
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE-
ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-BECKHAM-
WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-
POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN-
COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON-
CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER-
WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY-
1155 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN…WESTERN…
CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
NO STORMS ARE EXPECTED.
DISCUSSION…
A STABLE AND DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA AND NO
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
PROBABILITY TABLE…
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT FRIDAY MAY 18.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA…5 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY…
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK…
STORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE OVER THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS
AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE COLD FRONT MOVE
THROUGH THE AREA.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
NONE.
