There are currently no active warnings or advisories for Norman / Max Westheimer, .
Hazardous Weather Outlook
1150 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND THIS EVENING OVER FAR WESTERN OKLAHOMA.
LOCATION...
THE SLIGHT RISK AREA IS NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM CHEYENNE TO
CHEROKEE.
TIMING...
THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE FROM 4 PM UNTIL
MIDNIGHT.
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS...
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE
RISK AREA SHOULD PLAN FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS.
IMPACTS...
HAIL LARGER THAN GOLF BALLS IS THE MAIN HAZARD AND CAN CAUSE DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...CROPS AND CARS. A FEW ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OVER
65 MPH MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES...TREES AND UTILITY LINES.
DISCUSSION...
AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE PANHANDLES. SOME OF THE
THUNDERSTORMS MAY MOVE INTO NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. STRONG HEATING THIS AFTERNOON WILL LEAD TO MODERATE
INSTABILITY...WITH SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS A POSSIBILITY IF ANY STORM
MOVES INTO OKLAHOMA. A STRONG CAP OVER THE REGION SHOULD KEEP THE
COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS CONFINED TO FAR WESTERN AND NORTHERN
OKLAHOMA CLOSE TO THE FRONT.
PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT MONDAY MAY 27.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...30 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...60 PERCENT.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE LIKELY AGAIN TODAY OVER
NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA. REFER TO THE CURRENT WIND ADVISORY FOR THE
LATEST INFORMATION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
AT LEAST SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY THROUGH MUCH
OF THE COMING WORK WEEK. SOME STORMS MAY REACH SEVERE LEVELS... AS
WELL AS PROVIDE BENEFICIAL RAINFALL... FOR PARTS OF OKLAHOMA AND
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.
OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AROUND
5 AM MONDAY.
There are currently no Special Weather Statements Norman / Max Westheimer, .
Shortterm Forecast
510 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012
.NOW...
SHORTLY AFTER 5 PM...RADAR INDICATED A FEW SPRINKLES AND
LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS.
THE PRECIPITATION WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A BAND OF MID-LEVEL
CLOUDS THAT IS MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
THROUGH 630 PM...AREAS FROM STILLWATER TO OKLAHOMA CITY TO
ARDMORE WILL HAVE THE BEST CHANCE OF VERY LIGHT RAIN.
ELSEWHERE... A DRYLINE EXTENDED FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ALONG THE
EASTERN PANHANDLES. THUNDERSTORMS MAY FORM ALONG THE DRYLINE
THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. IF STORMS DEVELOP...A FEW MAY MOVE
INTO FAR NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA...AROUND BUFFALO...LAVERNE...AND
SHATTUCK. THERE IS ALSO A GOOD CHANCE THAT SOME OF THE
STORMS WILL BE SEVERE.
Clear
