HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 530 AM CDT WED JUL 10 2013 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-101700- 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- 530 AM CDT WED JUL 10 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN... CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT. ORGANIZED SEVERE STORMS ARE UNLIKELY...BUT ISOLATED STORMS PRODUCING PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA. DISCUSSION... WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVER NORTHERN OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING. THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE. ALTHOUGH UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT WILL BE WEAK...STRONG HEATING AND WEAK CONVERGENCE ALONG THE SURFACE BOUNDARIES FROM THE MORNING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SUFFICIENT TO ALLOW A FEW THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIND SHEAR WILL REMAIN WEAK AND ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE. PROBABILITY TABLE... VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT THURSDAY JUL 11. PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...60 PERCENT. PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...15 PERCENT. OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER... HOT AND MUGGY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH TEMPERATURES ABOVE THE CENTURY MARK IN MANY AREAS. TRY TO LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND SPORTS DRINKS...IF OUTSIDE TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN THE SHADE...AND USE SUNSCREEN. IT IS ALSO ADVISED TO MAKE SURE OUTDOOR PETS HAVE ACCESS TO SHADE AND FRESH WATER.NONE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK... THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN ON THURSDAY. DRY WEATHER IS THEN EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH THUNDERSTORM CHANCES RETURNING EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL REMAIN LOW. OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER... HOT AND MUGGY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. STEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE THE ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS OF THE HEAT. TRY TO LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND SPORTS DRINKS...IF OUTSIDE TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN THE SHADE...AND USE SUNSCREEN. IT IS ALSO ADVISED TO MAKE SURE OUTDOOR PETS HAVE ACCESS TO SHADE AND FRESH WATER. THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AT NOON TODAY. $$
Posted on: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 15:38:04 +0000
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